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Shingles vaccine Can I transmit the vaccine virus to others
Products and servicesAfter getting the shingles vaccine my doctor said to stay away from my pregnant daughter and my grandchildren Can you tell me why
The virus that causes shingles - varicella-zoster virus - is also the virus that causes chickenpox. Your doctor's concern may stem from reports of rare cases in which people with no immunity to chickenpox - meaning they've never had chickenpox or the chickenpox vaccine - have caught varicella-zoster virus from children recently vaccinated with the chickenpox vaccine.
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However, there are no documented cases of the varicella-zoster virus being transmitted from adults vaccinated with the shingles vaccine, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Your doctor's caution also refers to the previous shingles vaccine (Zostavax) that is a live-attenuated vaccine, meaning it uses a weakened form of the live virus. A new shingles vaccine (Shingrix) was approved by the U.S.
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Food and Drug Administration in 2017. The new vaccine is inactivated, meaning it uses a dead version of the virus, eliminating the risk of transmission.
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Varicella-zoster vaccines are approved for children age 12 months and older to prevent chickenpox and for adults age 50 and older to prevent shingles, but the formulations are different, and the vaccines are not interchangeable. According to the CDC, in normal circumstances it's unnecessary to avoid pregnant women and unvaccinated children after you get the shingles vaccine. However, if you are vaccinated with Zostavax and develop a rash, take the precaution of keeping it covered until all the bumps crust over.
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To develop shingles, you have to catch chickenpox first, which typically happens in childhood. When you get over chickenpox, the varicella-zoster virus stays in your body, but remains dormant, often for many years and possibly for life.
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As you age, though, there's an increasing risk that the virus will reactivate, resulting in shingles. With Pritish K.
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Please, try again in a couple of minutes Retry Shingles vaccine: Should I get it?Shingles and alcohol ShareTweet July 14, 2020 Show references Zostavax (herpes zoster vaccine) questions and answers.
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration. https://www.fda.gov/BiologicsBloodVaccines/Vaccines/QuestionsaboutVaccines/ucm070418.htm#top.
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Accessed May 15, 2018. Zostavax (prescribing information). Whitehouse Station, N.J.: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.; 2018.
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https://www.merckvaccines.com/Products/Zostavax. Accessed June 4, 2018. What everyone should know about Zostavax.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd/shingles/public/zostavax/index.html.
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Accessed May 15, 2018. Steckelberg JM (expert opinion).
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What everyone should know about shingles vaccine (Shingrix). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd/shingles/public/shingrix/index.html.
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Accessed May 25, 2018. Vaccine types. Vaccines.gov.
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https://www.vaccines.gov/basics/types/index.html. Accessed May 25, 2018.
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