ANSWER: Yes, you can develop shingles. The only chicken pox vaccine licensed is a live, weakened strain of the chicken pox.

DEAR DR. ROACH: A few months ago, you wrote about the benefits of the shingles vaccine. At 63, I’m one of the 1% who has never had, nor been exposed to, chickenpox. I was tested in 2022 for ...

Mayo Clinic reports that there is no cure for shingles. It can occur in people who have had varicella (chickenpox) since it is a reactivation of the same virus. Shingles is only contagious through ...

Shingles is caused by a virus called varicella-zoster virus – “VZ virus” or just “VZV.” Almost all adults have been infected with this virus. Many became infected in childhood. Once you are infected ...

Shingles can strike anyone over the age of 50 years and can be an extremely painful, debilitating condition. According to doctors, shingles, which accompany a body rash, are usually caused in those ...

The recombinant herpes zoster vaccine is effective in older adults regardless of a patient’s immunocompromised status, based on data from more than 3 million adults aged 65 years or older. The ...

Tingling, numbness, or pain on the skin Blisters full of fluid that ooze when they open Soreness around the eyes or ears that make hearing and seeing a bit harder Numbness Skin sensitivity Mayo Clinic ...