Shingles PSA

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When a relative came down with shingles, that inspired me to get tested to see if I had immunity to chicken pox. I found out that I didn't, even though there was another case in my household when I was a kid, and you can get CP from someone with an active case of shingles if you didn't have CP already. So I got the CP (varicella) vaccine. It takes two visits, since the shots have to be given 28 days apart.

So if you don't think you ever had CP or aren't sure, you might want to look into that. CP is worse for adults than kids usually, and if you can avoid CP, you should avoid shingles later on. The CDC's info on both vaccines is available here:

http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/vis/default.htm