I got this response so far.
No, shingles is not spread from the vaccine. Shingles is caused by the varicella zoster virus, the same virus that causes chickenpox. After a person recovers from chickenpox, the virus stays in the body in a dormant (inactive) state. For reasons that are not fully known, the virus can reactivate years later, causing shingles.
Duane Kilgus, MPH, RS
Captain, US Public Health Service
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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