• leoj@piefed.social
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      I don’t see anything that indicates danger according to the american cancer society, according to them it is entirely cost benefit although they do admit it has not been thoroughly studied in populations 45+.

      Having multiple sex partners, or recently divorced is an indication for getting it though - so if you’re a big 'ol slut (<3) you should consider it at any age, if you can get it paid for.

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      A pharmacist is perhaps in trouble for not following regulations? They set these rules because they’ve done studies about adverse effects, and those trials apparently only included folks up to age 45, so they don’t know for sure what would happen to older people. Its the same reason most people can’t get the Shingles vaccine until age 50 (even though LOTS of people under 50 get Shingles). The clinical data starts at 50 for that one.

      You’re not going to die or anything, but the rules are in place they won’t give it to you so I recommend getting it while you can as it is clearly showing benefits over time. I got HPV shot before I aged out and it was completely paid for by insurance (because of the USA ACA).

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        i saw so many people on the shingles sub trying to get it, even though they arnt at risk. also the implications is unknown, and someone reported they actually had a really bad inflammatory reaction from taking shingles vaccine so early in life.

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          My friend had a really bad case of shingles at age 45 he was bedridden for 3 weeks in tremendous pain, he almost lost eyesight in one eye. Another friend got it at 41 and while she wasn’t as bad off as the first friend was tremendously painful and she was out of work for weeks. When I got my shingles shot I told the pharmacist these stories, and she told me she herself got shingles at 35.

          I would have rolled the dice on a bad inflammatory reaction from shingles vaccine given the chance.

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            I knew someone who was old enough to get the shingles vaccine but couldn’t because one of the requirements for vaccination is “not having had shingles in the last X amount of time”. Poor dear just kept having shingles outbreaks. She really wanted the vaccine.