Hi all, I'll preface this by saying I am not anti-vaxx or anything but the guidelines are loose for young, healthy adults. Are the younger population getting their boosters every year? I have gotten them 4 out 5 years except last year but was wondering if I should get it this year or not as I am not immunocompromised.
Hi, I hope this is an acceptable question. I hear mixed things about getting multiple covid vaccines in a year, one of them being that "immune fatigue" will make it so you don't respond to them. I am not looking for medical advice/trying to follow the rules of the sub here, but just curious because I have an autoimmune disorder and am on immunosuppressants and I'm sick of getting covid every year right after my yearly vaccine wears off (like clockwork!). theoretically, what happens if you get 2 - 3 covid vaccines a year?
Online information says 0/1/6 months for the 3 dose schedule for Engerix B. I know that this is the minimum timing as the body needs to build up a specific threshold of antibodies for the full immunity to work. But what is the maximum timing between doses?
I understand the 2nd shot at 1month means 1 month minimum, so would 3 months between the first and 2nd dose still be viable? At what level do the antibiotics fade without new stimulus from a 2nd or 3rd dose?
This is the only info I could find myself on this topic but it wasn't very informative: https://www.hepb.org/what-is-hepatitis-b/faqs/if-i-started-the-vaccine-series-but-didnt-complete-my-2nd-or-3rd-dose-on-schedule-do-i-have-to-start-over/
Is there any reason I shouldn't get the second shingles shot just 2 months after the first?
I'm probably getting the first shot next week, and that timing would work best with my calendar. But I have some questions:
Would getting the second shot later (maybe after 5 months) help my immune system mount a stronger reaction?
Am I more likely to get side effects if I get the second shot so soon after the first?
My alternative is waiting till early next year for the FIRST shot. But I'll be 51 by then, and I'm under a ton of stress these days (which could potentially trigger shingles), so maybe I should start sooner.
Thanks for your help!
Shingles, a condition triggered by the reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus in the body, can cause a “war zone” of inflammation in the brain
“The shingles vaccine may significantly help protect older adults against dementia, a growing body of evidence shows.
Exactly how is unclear. The nervous system, however, likely holds clues.
Shingles, a condition triggered by the reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus in the body, can cause a “war zone” of inflammation in the brain, said Dr. Jennifer Pauldurai, the medical director of the Inova Brain Health and Memory Disorders Program in Northern Virginia.”
““That’s huge,” said Kaley Hayes, the lead study author and associate director of pharmacoepidemiology in the Center for Gerontology and Healthcare Research at the Brown University School of Public Health, who was surprised by the robust protection.
International research has yielded comparable results. A study of more than 282,000 older adults in Wales, published in Nature last year, found shingles vaccination was associated with a 3.5% reduced dementia risk over seven years.
According to a study of more than 101,000 older adults in Australia, published last year in the Journal of the American Medical Association, vaccine eligibility corresponded to a 1.8% reduced dementia risk over 7.4 years. A similar study of more than 232,000 older adults in Canada, published in February in the Lancet Neurology, linked vaccine eligibility to a 2% reduced dementia risk over 5.5 years.
The varicella-zoster virus causes both chickenpox and shingles. More than 99% of Americans born in 1980 or earlier have had chickenpox, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The first chickenpox vaccine was approved in 1995. About 1 million people in the U.S. develop shingles annually.”
. “Previous research has established a link between shingles infection and increased dementia risk. For example, a study published last year in the Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease found that older adults in Italy hospitalized with severe shingles had a 13% higher risk of dementia compared to the general population.
Shingles can cause buildup of Alzheimer’s proteins
A person’s risk for shingles increases with age, largely because the immune system naturally weakens over time.
When the shingles virus is reactivated, it may trigger the accumulation of amyloid and tau in the brain, “those bad proteins related to Alzheimer’s disease,” said Dr. Timothy Chang, an assistant professor of neurology at the Mary S. Easton Center for Alzheimer’s Research and Care at the University of California, Los Angeles.”
“Less than half of eligible Americans have gotten shingles vaccine
For Philbrick, the vaccine’s apparent protection against dementia wasn’t the most surprising thing about Hayes’ study. It was the “unfortunate” finding that less than 2% of the nursing facility patients eligible for Shingrix — whose health was already vulnerable — had received even one dose.
Only about a third of U.S. adults 50 and older and 43.8% of those 60 and older had gotten at least one dose of either shingles vaccine as of 2022, CDC records show. The rates were lower for Black and Hispanic adults compared to white adults.
Because Shingrix is typically covered by Medicare Part D, Medicaid and commercial insurance providers, cost is less of a barrier than access, Philbrick said.
“It takes an extra step, going to the pharmacy and making that appointment,” she said. “Making the follow-up appointment, too, because it is a two-dose series.”
Pauldurai, of Inova, said her patients often ask how they can prevent dementia. Though it’s not a substitute for healthy habits, getting the shingles vaccine may be one way to protect the brain.
“Much like if you were riding a bike and you know that you can’t see very ”
I always took vaccines, and in Covid era I took all in my country, but in 2022 I had a serious health problem. Anti vaccine people (Most family members) starting saying it was because the vaccine.
This year I had a stroke and while in the hospital I did a "Bubble Test", and they saw something, last week it was confirmed, I have PFO (Patent Foramen Ovale) which is not closed correct as I grew up. In the end nothing to do with vaccines, and even with that some people don't believe or try to argue. Anyway just sharing.
PS: Sorry my English, I'm from Brazil.
Hi all! I was wondering if any of your little ones had their first MMR vaccine later, around ages 4, 5, or 6. How did they react to it? Thank you! 😊
"Because I am an organ transplant recipient, there are vaccines I will never be able to get. My only protection against those vaccine-preventable diseases is everyone else’s willingness to get vaccinated.
I was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia when I was only one year old. My cancer treatment left me immunosuppressed for basically my entire life.
I’ve been in remission for 16 years now, but I developed severe complications from my bone marrow transplant and a lung condition called bronchiolitis obliterans. My medical conditions prevent me from getting some of the vaccines I need for disease protection."
Does anyone know the exact vaccine schedule from the U.S. in the 1970s for tetanus, diphtheria & pertussis?
I was born in 1975, and I'm trying to figure out how well-vaccinated I am. I know that I had a reaction to one of the DTP shots. As far as I remember, I was 2 or 3 years old at the time, and after that, they gave me half-doses. I'm trying to figure out how many full doses I had.
I need to decide whether to repeat part of the primary series or just get a booster. I have serious throat problems, so I'm particularly worried about pertussis. I had a booster in 2015, but I probably missed boosters in my 20s and 30s, so that's an issue too. I'm more careful now!
Thanks for your help!
Our son was vaccinated with MMR on his 12th month and another one similar MMR vaccine 3 months after. This is a mishap nobody wants to happen. I looked at the internet and it is usually given at 4 yrs old. Thanks.
My baby has an appointment for two month vaccines tomorrow and I’m so scared it will change her personality or make her sick or cause autism. Can anyone give me insight on what it was like when their kids got the first vaccines? Or what concerns you have about them?? My husband refuses to postpone any of the shots but im scared to death.
Is it normal for a 12 month old to have a snotty nose & a little cough one day after her vaccines? She got the MMR, HepA, Chickenpox & Pneumococcal. She woke up this morning stuffy, she got them yesterday.
I’m not looking to debate vaccines or discuss whether following the CDC schedule is right or wrong. I also don’t need responses from parents who vaccinated on time, since I’m specifically interested in hearing from those who delayed certain vaccines or spaced them out.
For those who followed a delayed schedule:
What schedule did you use?
Which vaccines did you delay and for how long?
What was your reasoning?
How did your pediatrician respond?
Looking back, are you happy with your decision, or would you do anything differently?