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Originally Posted by Bonny
I got the shot last year and will get it this year.
I've had shingles 3 times. 2 times it was mild. The third one was horrible !
I couldn't even get out of bed for a month. The pain lasted for about 6 months. I never want to go through that again.
My Dr. said definitely get the shot.
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Bonny. I was under the impression that the shot immunized you partially at least from shingles for several years. I hadn't heard it needed to be repeated yearly like the flu shot.