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Still waiting for the Shingrix vaccine to arrive at any local pharmacy here in the Midwest USA. Supposed to be available by March 2018.
Did your wife's MD give you any idea when the Shingrix vaccine will be available in Indonesia?My wife recently got shingles at only 30 yo. Totally agree - this is not nice at all.....
Unfortunately not but he was implying between 6 and 12 months as it is what he wants us to both vaccinate with. He said Shingrix looks much better and if you take the Zostavax you may as well come back for the Shingrix.Did your wife's MD give you any idea when the Shingrix vaccine will be available in Indonesia?
Not sure if Shingrix is available yet in Singapore (it is not yet listed as an available product on the GSK Singapore website), and do note that it requires 2 injections 2-4 months apart, as Chiron points out above. However, the other vaccine Zostavax is widely available and requires only one jab.Glad you resurrected this thread - I am headed to Singapore next week for a full check-up, and now you have reminded me to ask them if I can get the shot there.
As I have said, I got the Shingrix vaccine as soon as it was available in the USA. No adverse reaction or other problems beyond a sore arm. Getting shingles is the real nightmare in this story. Get vaccinated ASAP.In a few years I’ll need to get my shingles shot, and I’m not looking forward to it. My coworker is about to get it, and she’s not thrilled because she heard terrible things. She believes that it’s effective and necessary, but she obviously doesn’t enjoy the pain.
I just got my second covid booster shot, and I had a mild fever and a sore arm for a day. It’s a bit surprising because I had very mild reactions to the previous shots.