Post #3564381
2026-07-03 19:33 UTC
@impermanen_@zirk.us I'm turning 49 this year - think maybe the doc will stop telling me I'm too young for the shingles vaccine?
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@womp@mstdn.ca 2026-07-03 19:37
@SallyStrange@eldritch.cafe @impermanen_@zirk.us the reason they withhold it is because it's never been tested on a cohort younger than 50. That's it. At this point it seems so, so arbitrary. I am truly hoping someone is testing it on younger folks somewhere so they can strike down the restriction, as there appears to be so many benefits. I also know two people that were far younger than 50 that had shingles.