samsteele
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Feb 22, 2014
I had the shingrix vaccine (2 shots) 2 years ago when I was 49. My family md gave me the script to take to the pharmacy for the shots as I have an aunt who has had shingles in her eyes 3x plus. After witnessing that, I pushed to get it early. Was fine after the first shot, but after the second shot def ran a temperature, had chills and very sore arm for a good 48 hrs. Certainly a much more noticeable reaction than I've had to the flu shot over the years. Only issue for me is how long the protection will last because had the shots young but hope will be some more options once I hit my late 60s. Paid OOP and it was $ but worth every penny. Once you watch that kind of suffering, you open the wallet.I recently had shingrix vaccine and was absolutely shocked at how bad the side effects were.
Just waiting for my 50+ age group to open. In rural Central/Eastern Ontario and we are usually a good week to 2 weeks behind Ottawa and larger centres. I check the website every day. One tip is to check the night before and just before 8am the day of and take notice of the last 'update' date. A tell that another category is likely to open asap.