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CVS at Target told me the waiting list for Shingrix is so long they won't add me. Stopped taking names.

You had chicken pox twice? You wouldn't get shingles at that age unless you had chicken pox once. I thought chicken pox was one and done. You didn't get it twice.

Go read some authoritative stuff, like CDC, Mayo Clinic or WebMD. These vaccinations only protect for a few years and not 100% effective. The new 2-shot regimen, Shingrix is said to offer better protection. Should get second shot 2-6 months after first for optimum protection. I learned a lot...

When you get routine blood work see if they are doing uric acid. Might be standard part of blood panel. Hard to diagnose as true gout unless doc aspirated joint and looked at crystals. I've had gout and pseudo-gout.

Yeah...old people are so dumb and funny....

I found the answer. I had the old vaccine, Zostavax, 2 or 3 years ago. CDC recommends new vaccine, Shingrix, since it's more effective. I will start looking into it this week. If you had the old vaccine, you should get the new one Shingrix (2 shots, 2-6 months apart.) Neither vaccine seems to...

Autocorrect is highly creative...if I didn't go back and check. It makes up some weird stuff.

Is this a new vaccine? I got a shingles vax about 3 or 4 years ago. Is there a new one out? For pneumonia, there was one vaccine then they came with another one. So, for old people, I think they recommend two vaccines. Didn't realize how many old people are on this board...guess you have to...