Shingles: What You Need to Know.

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4:05 Varicella Zoster Virus
5:40 Herpes Zoster/Shingles
6:32 Lifetime risk of Herpes Zoster (HZ)
7:30 Complications after Herpes Zoster (HZ)
8:27 Treatments
9:27 Immunosuppression and HZ
10:30 Recombinant Zoster Vaccine – Shingles
12:37 Current recommendations for vaccination
13:02 Understanding Reactogenicity
14:06 Adverse Effects – Clinical Trials
14:51 Safety in immunocompromised patients
15:55 Results: IMID flares
17:40 Commonly heard from patients: “I don’t need/want RZV because….”
18:27 Common patient concerns
21:26 Q: What is the efficacy after you received the two vaccines?
23:04 Q: I am on Rituxan regiment every 6 months What is the optimal time to receive the vaccine?
24:09 Q: Why did I get sick after each of the two Shindrex shots? it was like the flu with each one.
25:42 Q: How long after you’ve had the shingles should you receive Shingrix?
26:24 Q: Is there a time frame once a shingles outbreak begins in which you should get a starter on acyclovir or the other medicine to maximize effectiveness?
27:10 Q: Can the doctor explain why shingles can just affect one-half of the body? How is this tied into the brain and neurological function?
28:40 Q: Is there a risk to the eye from shingles?
29:44 Q: I had shingles in 2019, a shingles vaccine (2 shots) in 2022 and then I was just diagnosed with shingles in 2024. Is that common?
30:30 Q: I had my 2 shingles vaccines in 2022. I was diagnosed this year with Vasculitis this year. I had 2 infusions of Rituximab and was told they worked (whatever that means) and no more infusions. Currently on Imuran for the Vasculitis. Am I still prone to shingles?
31:26 Q: How does the occurrence break out by gender?
31:47 Q: Is it okay to take the shingles vaccine while getting the COVID or flu vax?
32:59 Q: Can stress by itself cause an outbreak of shingles?
34:26 Q: Is it true that shingles can be transmitted through the air, or by touch?
35:36 Q: Is there any relationship between herpes zoster and herpes simplex?
37:03 Q: Is it true that parents used to hold chickenpox sleepovers to help children get chickenpox?
39:46 Q:.I was the one that had singles, the vaccine and then I got shingles again this year. Should I get another vaccine?
41:24 Q: Are those who tend to get cold sores (and had chicken pox as a child) on the mouth also more prone to get shingles?

Shingles: What you need to know.
Recorded September 2024

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