Shingles

Why you might have a shingles flare-up after your COVID vaccination

Why you might have a shingles flare-up after your COVID vaccination

By Nancy Clanton, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT No evidence vaccine causes shingles, but experts say it might ‘reactivate’ the virus Some people have experienced a shingles outbreak days after getting the COVID-19 vaccination, but experts say the latter did not cause the former. Shingles, also called herpes zoster, is an infection caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, 1 in 3 people will have shingles at some point in their lives. Doctors in Israel recently reported that six women with autoimmune disorders developed the painful rash 3-14…
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