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Originally Posted by BeyondtheRainbow
I was born in 1976 but I've had the chicken pox vaccine. I was exposed as an infant and had a few pox but didn't develop immunity so I had the shots in my 30s. The bonus is I don't ever need a shingles vaccine. It was weird though getting a pediatric vaccine and Medicare didn't cover it because it isn't something adults get often so it was expensive.
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Are you sure you don’t need a shingles vaccine? I got my chicken pox vaccine when I was 29 because I needed it for uni placement (was doing nursing) and as far as I know I still need to get a shingles vaccine when I’m older (recommended for over 60 or over 70 here I think).
Actually I just did a quick read and what I read says you still need the shingles vaccine even if you’ve had chicken pox and even if you’ve had the chicken pox vaccine.
Maybe you had a different chicken pox vaccine than I did?