Are Covid-19 Vaccines linked to Shingles?
Is there evidence that the covid 19 vaccine causes shingles in some people? Jeff Diver · Updated just now ex-reference assistant at Cornell Univ. Library; 4K+ answers [ Photo by Jackson Simmer on Unsplash ; modified by author ] >>Thanks to Cheryl Johnson ’s comment, I have posted a link to one patient’s description of Shingles.<< Mj Johnson, NO. None whatsoever. That’s not possible. Shingles is a whole other disease caused by a specific virus. It is not a general condition that can be experienced by those who do not contract that virus. Here’s one patient’s experience with Shingles: [1] If you don’t have the varicella-zoster virus in your system as a result of having had chickenpox as a youngster, you will not get Shingles. No other virus or vaccine can cause Shingles. As the Mayo Clinic states, “Shingles is caused by the varicella-zoster virus — the same virus that causes chickenpox. After you've had chickenpox, the virus lies inactive in nerve tissue near
