How long has it been since the new vaccine has been around? I received a Shingles vaccine in 2023 (56 years old at the time). My doctor told me that since I had had cancer they were going to ensure all my immunization was uptodate. I actually had Shingles at 46 without any life-altering secondary effects so far, except for one episode of insane back pain. Would this have been the older Shingles vaccine or the newer one? Thank you for your newsletter. Radhika
Hi Anirban,
How long has it been since the new vaccine has been around? I received a Shingles vaccine in 2023 (56 years old at the time). My doctor told me that since I had had cancer they were going to ensure all my immunization was uptodate. I actually had Shingles at 46 without any life-altering secondary effects so far, except for one episode of insane back pain. Would this have been the older Shingles vaccine or the newer one? Thank you for your newsletter. Radhika
Both are available in India (and were in 2023) but if you only got one jab then it was the older one. The new one is a two jab vaccine.
I received it in Canada but I need to check to see which one I got.