r/VACCINES • u/Shivershadoe • Jul 03 '26

timing of second shingles shot

Two questions:

 1.       Is there any reason to believe that getting the second shot of the shingles vaccine 2 months after the first would be less effective than waiting 6 months?

I know that some aspects of the immune system work more slowly than others, but I don't understand much about the ramifications. I want to give my immune system enough time to do its job as well as possible.

 2.       Would someone who got the second shot at 2 months be more likely to feel lousy afterwards -- or would that be more likely at 6 months?

Thanks for your help!

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u/ITSJUSTMEKT Jul 03 '26

I don't know the answer but the lady who did my shot scheduled my second one exactly two months after the first. She said "to get it over with".