I already got it, apparently there's a weird uptick in men to the point where some doctors are like, nah you don't have that, and then sure enough they realize you do upon further inspection. For context I know men who have gotten it in their mid to late 20s I got it in my early 30s. I'm not sure what the cause is, but for additional context, Shingles is way more common in women.

So there might need to be more studies into shingles and why men are getting it more frequently and younger.

Having had the pleasure of having it once already, in my 30s, it drives me nuts that I have to wait to vaccinate against it. Maybe the sickest I've ever been.

> shingrex (two shots)

Huh. Well that's good to know. I got the shot in April, but unless I am already getting very forgetful, my doctor did not mention a second shot. And I haven't gotten any calls from them about it (they are normally proactive about the routine things, so this is a little bit of a surprise).

So if it's always a two-shot regimen, I need the second one ASAP. It's almost 8 months now since I got the first one. Thanks to you I just sent my doc a note to find out.

My PCP told me to hold off until late 50s on the argument that there's no indication for boosters, and if I were to live a long, full life that the protection would be waning as I enter my more vulnerable years.

I understand the argument and it makes sense on paper, but this doesn't seem to be a general sentiment.

my dad (who has had the shingrex) sometimes still gets a mild case on his legs and when it does it is too painful to have anything touch his legs. no pants, not even a sheet.

my mom (who passed before shingrex) got a bad case in one eye and went blind in that eye.

so nice that kids have been getting the chickenpox vaccine for a while now and shouldn't have to deal much with shingles as the age.

Get it before 50. Ask your GP to prescribe; they can and will. The 50 cutoff is stupid.

Agree shingles isn't nice. I had it a couple of years ago aged 59. It can be brought on by covid weakening the immune system.

Absolutely true. And note that there apparently are antivirals available to help mitigate it and should be obtained promptly upon the outbreak.

I didn't know this and now after having shingles I have postherpetic neuralgia and am cursed with chronic pain for the rest of my life. It's not bad enough to check out, but it certainly isn't fun.

Can you say you’re immunocompromised to get it younger?

i thought the vaccine in the study isn't shingrex.