Post #1749563
2026-04-23 23:43 UTC
That tiny 12 month window always seemed unnecessarily arbitrary. At 65 people can have a lot going on in their lives. A friend in ChCh forgot until he turned 66 and bingo... $800 later.
My ex got shingles in her 50s and her GP put her on (funded) anti-virals for the rest of her life. She still had the odd flare-up but overall it kept the condition at bay. I wouldn't wish shingles on anyone.
@thomasbeagle @thirzajane
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@RedRobyn@mastodon.nz 2026-04-24 00:28
@BobLefridge I get that most people don't need lifelong treatment after shingles, but for those that do surely it's much much cheaper to vaccinate. And just as we can't predict which of the 30% of us who've had chicken pox will develop shingles (and I bet that's going up, cos reasons), we can't predict which of those people are going to need expensive follow up @thomasbeagle @thirzajane