Jenny asks…
I have a few questions about shingles?
My grandmother on my mother’s side of my family has just been diagnosed with shingles. My grandfather on my father’s side of the family has been receiving chemo for some time. can my father become a carrier of the disease?
Can it be passed on to my sisters (2, 8) who have never had chicken pox?
Can I get it? I had the vaccine for CP.
By passed on I meant can they contract it. I thought that I made that clear by not adding genetically to the end. Why would shingles be passed on genetically?
admin answers:
Shingles are not genetic. If one had chicken pox as a child then one has the propensity to get shingles later in life. End of story. This does not mean that one WILL get shingles; only that they could/might get shingles. Unlike chicken pox, shingles are not contagious.
Donald asks…
if they recommend yearly chickenpox vaccine boosters would you give them to your child ( every year)?
My friends son got chickenpox. Hes had both of his chickenpox vaccines, the first one at like 18 mos or whenever they give it( that was supposed to be the only one) and then the second one at 4 y( when they figured the first one wasnt enough)
She took him to the dr and they were not surprised at all that he got chickenpox even with both vaccines. They said it happens all the time, although the cases are usually milder than without the vaccine. The dr said that fda was trying to figure out if they need to make it a yearly thing like a flu vaccine to make sure kids keep their immunity.
Now would you be willing to give it to your kid every year? I was really mad when my dr told me my kids needed a booster of it after I was originally told it was a one time thing. i would not give it to them yearly.
In my opinion it would be better to just let the kids have the disease and then be immune to it if tey cant have a one time or even once every ten year type of vaccine to it. What happens to all these kids who were immunized as kids and the shot wears off in their adulthood and then they all get it and end up with shingles etc?
Just another reason why I will not be giving my kids any new vaccines they keep bringing to the market because obviously they are not properly tested.
( and my kids have recieved every vaccine they are supposed to except that h1n1 last year)
yeah, now I wish I hadent given it to them at all. My daughter who only has had one will not get her booster until her school requires it.
I had them as a kid and pulled thru ok lol I just thought cool, no chicken pox for them but if I knew what I know now I would have just skipped it
admin answers:
I’m not getting my son the vaccine unless he makes it to 12 without getting them. Then I will…. There is no need for that vaccine imo when they are little unless they have a underlying condition that could put them in danger. In an otherwise healthy child there is no need. Now as they get older, it can be deadly, so of course I will have him vaccinated if he happens to not get the chicken pox.
Sandy asks…
Do shingles count as chicken pox?
I had chicken pox when I was only 4months and it was very mild so my mother didn’t take me to the doctors. My problem is now I go to school in a new state where it’s required to have the chicken pox vaccine if you haven’t had chicken pox and can prove it with medical records and since I can’t prove with medical records I’ve had them I’m required to get the shot. However, I did have shingles when I was about 6 or 7, that I can prove with medical records, and I read that it was caused by the same disease that causes chicken pox so I was wondering if that might be enough proof or not?
I know I should probably just get it over with but I had the first chicken pox shot back in August and I got some pretty unpleasant side effects and the people there were very rude. So If I don’t have to do it again I would rather not.
admin answers:
Yes, if you had proof you had shingles, that is evidence of immunity to chickenpox.
William asks…
Anyone else have no immunity to chickenpox?
Since I was a child I have had chickenpox 7 times. Diagnosed each time by a pediatrician. My mom and younger sister also do not have immunity, my mom has had it 9 times including a case of shingles as an adult, and my sister has had it 6 times, the most recent about 7 years ago at the age of 18. They tried giving us the vaccine when we were little and it was first offered, and all it did was give us chickenpox. I’m just wondering if anyone else out there has experieneced this or knows of anyone else who isn’t immune? My immune system is otherwise strong and I don’t have any immunity issues with other diseases. Every time I get exposed I get it and now I have kids, so I’m worried I’ll end up with shingles if they get it.
admin answers:
You have cells in your called b-cells and what they do is they go to a site in your body where your t-cells (immune system cells) are fighting with a foreign object or cell that shouldnt be there. What the b-cell does is it acts as a journalist at the scene of the fight. It takes a picture of the foreign object and stores it so that if it ever comes back your body will automatically remember and know how to fight it off. This is why many people never get chicken pox more than once. I am not a doctor but I would think that the problem is in your b-cells or maybe a slightly compormised immune system.
Paul asks…
POLL: What are your opinions on exempt cards for vaccines?
Yes there is such a thing. If you go to the health department you can request a vaccine exempt card and it’s usually based on religious or other beliefs. I’ve never had a shot in my life. I’ve never had any disease and I’ve never even had chicken pox. All the people in my family got these except me. My grandmother even got Shingles when she was older. So you can’t tell me that vaccines get rid of everything. Or prevent everything. I know they have to some degree but what about the percentage that does get it? Do we not have to care about them and just shove vaccines on them? When they don’t believe it.
Don’t we have freedom of religion though? What if those vaccines goes against that religion? Not saying I’m one way or another. Just throwing it out there.
admin answers:
Is this what living in the land of the free is supposed to mean?
People have a right to decide what is injected into their own and their children’s bodies. This compulsion by the back door of not allowing people into school without them is disgusting fascism. Personally if I lived in the US I would home school rather than allow invasive unnecessary medical procedures on my child.
Although I believe that most states do have philosophical and religious exemptions.
Ultimately forced vaccinations are forbidden under international law, specifically, The Nuremberg Accords. Are you a supporter of international laws and personal freedom? Or do you support forced medication against people’s wishes for none life threatening situations.
Really the whole idea of not allowing unvaccinated children into schools is nonsense because IF the vaccines actually worked how could an unvaccinated child affect a vaccinated one.
Herd immunity, this is just big pharma propaganda and irrelevent. Herd immunity is a theory concerning natural immunity passed on through breeding and the original figure was approx 45%, suddenly big Pharma stole the catchphrase and with no reasoning changed the figure to 90-95%. Very handy if you happen to be selling vaccines. You know I actually heard that in the US parents cannot help out at school events unless they are up to date with their tetanus, yet lockjaw is so rare that most doctors never see a case in their whole carreers!
There is very little/no evidence that vaccines work at all and I believe them to be harmful.
The problem with fascist movements like this is that the pro vaccine camp aren’t just happy to take their own shots, they WANT every one to have them , by force if necessary
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