Thank you for that information Lady. That was helpful.

I would be interested to know if the vaccine is thought to prevent further shingles outbreaks in those who've already had them at least once before.

I daresay getting vaccinated is a bit like a lottery in that it could work for some but not for others, but having been infected once I most certainly do not want to have to go through shingles again.

At the same time I am wary of vaccines. Not against them ... just wary. As A nurse with MS who worked in a busy hospital, I aways had the flu vaccine. I weighed the pros and cons and made my decision to go with the vaccine, but I don't ever accept something just because it's there.

Before joining NT I didn't even know a shingles vaccine existed, and it may not exist here in the land of Oz, but I wouldn't mind learning more about it in case I get the option of having it or not. It never hurts to be armed with as much information as possible.