Shingles? On the rise ?

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i have heard about 4 different people who have this locally. Is this usual?

I had it mildly about 1-2 weeks after a Covid booster, I don't know if that triggered it.

I had it at 18 nearly 30 years ago. I didn’t have Google then so I ignored it for a week before going to the doctor. I thought I had been bitten or just had a rash until the doctor put me straight!

I had it my 30s - looking after a newborn and a toddler so run down and tired. I am not sure if there has been a rise. However, I suspect as more people vaccinate children against there is likely to be a rise, as older people are exposed to 'wild' CP less often. A vaccine is an alternative to boost immunity (but not perfect). The shingles vaccine can't cause shingles though (it's a killed vaccine) and having winter jabs does not suppress your immune system.

I thought they said shingles was a side effect of the covid vaccine when it first came out. Does anyone remember that?

Nope, only anecdotal, which is quite often dismissed as nonsense, but is quite often what triggers the search for evidence.

We didn’t realise what it was the 1st few days as he thought it was from stinging nettles!

The flu jab do you mean? Don’t think it suppresses the immune system though of course I believe you’re highly medically qualified. Not.
Even by Mumsnet standards your post makes no sense. What other vaccines are “rammed” into people “at this time of year”?

https://academic.oup.com/fampra/article-abstract/39/5/939/6542257

Suppress was perhaps the wrong phrase. A temporary weakening would perhaps have been a better phrase. Whilst the immune system is ‘dealing with’ the vaccine, it isn’t keeping latent infections in check.

You ARE correct about one thing though, I’m not a medical professional, thank goodness, because let’s face it, who would want to work for the NHS? However, I do have the ability to read, which is all one needs to conduct their own research. Good day 😁