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buzzycrumbhunger

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3. Shingles vax is perhaps the most likely to cause a reaction...

Reply to Delarage (Reply #2)

Fri Apr 25, 2025, 09:37 PM

Apr 25

… like fever, soreness at the injection site, etc.

I figure it’s a sign that it’s having a good effect. I’m a pharmacy tech so am current on everything, and this was the only one that I really felt a reaction from (slightly sore arm for maybe two days, which I only noticed when I rolled over in bed onto that arm).

Much better than getting shingles! I decided I’d better get this series because a friend had her third episode of shingles—on her FACE—and was so miserable that I didn’t care to follow suit.

The fact that it has this added benefit of bolstering an aging brain is a nice bonus!

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Shingles Vaccine Appears to Lower Dementia Risk - WSJ [View all] question everything Apr 25 OP

hurrah! markie Apr 25 #1

That's good! Delarage Apr 25 #2

Shingles vax is perhaps the most likely to cause a reaction... buzzycrumbhunger Apr 25 #3

Absolutely Delarage Apr 30 #5

Same. That was a rough one. callous taoboy Apr 26 #4