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Does Shingles Vaccine Offer Protection Against Chicken Pox?

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Posted on Mon, 12 Jan 2015
Question: have no idea if I ever had chicken pox. Is it safe to receive the shingles vaccine.
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Answered by Dr. Divakara (14 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
You can take Vaccine.

Detailed Answer:
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Greetings from Dr.Divakara.P
Thanks for posting your query.

There is no harm if you take Shingles vaccine even if you had Chicken pox in past.

Only thing is , if you had chicken pox in past then there is no need for Shingles vaccine.

Hope this information was useful to you.

Any clarification feel free to ask .
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Does Shingles Vaccine Offer Protection Against Chicken Pox?

Brief Answer: You can take Vaccine. Detailed Answer: HI Greetings from Dr.Divakara.P Thanks for posting your query. There is no harm if you take Shingles vaccine even if you had Chicken pox in past. Only thing is , if you had chicken pox in past then there is no need for Shingles vaccine. Hope this information was useful to you. Any clarification feel free to ask .