"An increased risk of Guillain-Barré syndrome (severe muscle weakness) was observed after vaccination with SHINGRIX"
replyThat seems like being penny wise and pound foolish.
replyLooks like the GP is in the UK.
replyI tried to go private (also not 50), but everyone just refused. Pharmacy, GP, private GP.
Currently I'm arranging it in the third country because WTAF.
(UK becoming the dirtiest and sickest country of Europe one more time)
The age for shingles vaccine in the UK under the NHS (so free) is 65.
replyOf course I got shingles when I was 64. Caught early and got anti-virals and had no lasting effects.
> (UK becoming the dirtiest and sickest country of Europe one more time)
replyBig Yawn
I think the bigger thing is that the vaccine has a peak response window, and the current medical guidance lines that up with when you're epidemiologically most likely to experience a shingles outbreak (for most people, that's very unlikely when you're young, because your immune system is so jumpy, but that wanes with age). If you get the vaccine early, its effect can be attenuated right when you need it most.
reply(I don't like this logic and if I had the option of just going to Walgreens and getting vaccinated, I'd do that this afternoon. I'm just saying, there's a logic to it.)
My A1C popped high, so I could get Shingrix 2 years before the nominal minimum age, paid for by insurance, on the technicality of having a T2D diagnosis. My blood sugar is much more under control now, but that's a nice little side benefit I won't hesitate to take advantage of. The most severe side effect for me was long term muscle pain near the injection site (even now 10 months after I got the shot). But it's totally worth it because the pain of shingles is far, far worse as I understand it.
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