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This info says you should still get the vaccine if you've had shingles.

From the link:

Who Should Get Shingrix?
Healthy adults 50 years and older should get two doses of Shingrix, separated by 2 to 6 months. You should get Shingrix even if in the past you

had shingles
received Zostavax
are not sure if you had chickenpox
There is no maximum age for getting Shingrix.

If you had shingles in the past, you can get Shingrix to help prevent future occurrences of the disease. There is no specific length of time that you need to wait after having shingles before you can receive Shingrix, but generally you should make sure the shingles rash has gone away before getting vaccinated.

(In response to this post by HokieNLot11)

Link: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd/shingles/public/shingrix/index.html

Posted: 09/08/2020 at 3:16PM

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