The chicken pox vaccine protects you from getting chicken pox.
Shingles is a reactivation of chicken pox, which can occur even after you have gotten the chicken pox vaccine, since it is a live virus vaccine.
Does the Chicken Pox Vaccine Protect You from Shingles?
We have long expected that the risk of shingles after vaccination with the chicken pox vaccine would be lower than a natural infection.
“In the early post-varicella vaccination period, incidence rates of medically attended herpes zoster did not increase for the overall population and decreased moderately for children 9 years and younger, the age group targeted for varicella vaccination.
Tanuseputro et al on Population-based incidence of herpes zoster after introduction of a publicly funded varicella vaccination program
And now we have even more evidence!
A recent study, The Epidemiology of Herpes Zoster in the United States During the Era of Varicella and Herpes Zoster Vaccines: Changing Patterns Among Children, has found that the incidence of shingles “declined in a step-wise pattern since the varicella vaccination program was introduced.”
“We found that HZ incidence declined dramatically among children since 1998 as the varicella vaccination program was being introduced and was maturing…”
Harpez et al on The Epidemiology of Herpes Zoster in the United States During the Era of Varicella and Herpes Zoster Vaccines: Changing Patterns Among Children
Did you need another reason to get your kids vaccinated and protected with the chicken pox vaccine?
More on Protection Against Shingles with the Chicken Pox Vaccine
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- VAXOPEDIA – Can the Shingles Vaccine Cause Shingles?
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- VAXOPEDIA – 10 Myths About Chicken Pox and the Chicken Pox Vaccine
- VAXOPEDIA – Who Dies from Chicken Pox?
- VAXOPEDIA – Where Are the Latest Chickenpox Outbreaks?
- VAXOPEDIA – Believe It or Not, Chicken Pox Parties Are Still a Thing
- Study – The Epidemiology of Herpes Zoster in the United States During the Era of Varicella and Herpes Zoster Vaccines: Changing Patterns Among Children
- Study – Population-based incidence of herpes zoster after introduction of a publicly funded varicella vaccination program.
- Study – Incidence and Clinical Characteristics of Herpes Zoster Among Children in the Varicella Vaccine Era, 2005–2009
- Study – Update on Incidence of Herpes Zoster Among Children and Adolescents After Implementation of Varicella Vaccination, Antelope Valley, CA, 2000 to 2010
- Chicken pox and shingles
- Chickenpox parties?? Natural immunity is NOT better.
- How do chickenpox and shingles differ from each other?
- CDC – Monitoring the Impact of Varicella Vaccination
- Study – The Epidemiology of Herpes Zoster in the United States During the Era of Varicella and Herpes Zoster Vaccines: Changing Patterns Among Children
- VAXOPEDIA – What to Do If Your Child Is Exposed to Shingles
- VAXOPEDIA – Can the Shingles Vaccine Cause Shingles?
VAXOPEDIA – Is the Chicken Pox Vaccine Creating a Shingles Epidemic?
VAXOPEDIA – 10 Myths About Chicken Pox and the Chicken Pox Vaccine
VAXOPEDIA – Who Dies from Chicken Pox?
VAXOPEDIA – Where Are the Latest Chickenpox Outbreaks?
VAXOPEDIA – Believe It or Not, Chicken Pox Parties Are Still a Thing
Study – Population-based incidence of herpes zoster after introduction of a publicly funded varicella vaccination program.
Study – Incidence and Clinical Characteristics of Herpes Zoster Among Children in the Varicella Vaccine Era, 2005–2009
Study – Update on Incidence of Herpes Zoster Among Children and Adolescents After Implementation of Varicella Vaccination, Antelope Valley, CA, 2000 to 2010
Chicken pox and shingles
Chickenpox parties?? Natural immunity is NOT better.
How do chickenpox and shingles differ from each other?
CDC – Monitoring the Impact of Varicella Vaccination