#PSA If you are over 50 and had #Chickenpox as a child PLEASE strongly consider getting the #Shingles #vaccine. I'm being vulnerable and sharing what happened to me so that it doesn't happen to others! #health #wellbeing
https://www.briangreen.net/bfgreen/2023/1/shingles-and-why-you-should-get-the-vaccine
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Supplemental: The #Shingles Vaccine is 2-dose shot. I only got 1 shot; wasn't aware I needed the 2nd shot and got Shingles anyway. It's HORRIBLE, painful & really hard to live with!
If you're on Medicare as of Jan. 1, I understand that Medicare pays the total cost of the Shingles Vaccine - but please double check as it's an expensive shot process.
#TakeTheShots
@Shenango_Linda for me the two-part vaccine was 100% covered because I was eligible (over 50). Unfortunately I didn't get it until after I had shingles - but hope it will protect me from getting it again, which does happen!. I hope me sharing this lets others know how bad it is - not just the blistering but the intense and excruciating nerve pain, so they avoid it.