They don't mention it here, but there appears to be a similar broad positive effect from pretty much any vaccination. It seems that firing up the immune system is generally good for you, and the benefits spread to areas seemingly unrelated to the shot itself. This is relatively new info to me. I've never done the seasonal flu vaccine, but I'm going to start, for exactly this reason. Well, that and I'll be there anyway for covid shots ...

[–] AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Hmm... I just got shingles last year. Does that have a similar effect as vaccination (since re-infection is practically unheard-of), or does it mean I now have an elevated risk?

[–] dbtng@eviltoast.org 6 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Who cares? It's over and done. Too late.

You are not done with this disease. It can happen to you again.

The obvious conclusion is: Get the vax.

[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 2 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

Does it make sense to get the VAX if you already have the virus?

[–] KyuubiNoKitsune@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

It lives in your nerve stems and never goes away. It just waits until your immune system is low enough to spread again.

[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 2 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Right, so would the vaccine help then?

[–] KyuubiNoKitsune@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 6 hours ago

I wouldn't take my word for it, but yes. It's usually from having had chickenpox as a kid, the herpes zoster virus hides dormant in your nerve stems, where the immune system cannot get to them. I'd imagine any improvement to your immune response will help keep it in check.

[–] tonytins@pawb.social 2 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

Yes. People who have had the flu still get the latest booster shots for it.

[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 2 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

That's a very different set of viruses

[–] tonytins@pawb.social 1 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

It's just an example.

[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 1 points 10 hours ago

Sure, but thats like comparing apples and oranges. Every vaccine is different

[–] Mondez@lemdro.id 1 points 13 hours ago

That is for different reasons than shingles though.

[–] obelix@lemmy.world 3 points 23 hours ago

Neuro inflammation associated with shingles raises risk, I think.

[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 0 points 16 hours ago

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[–] bluGill@fedia.io 6 points 1 day ago

Cool, but I'm not clear why their next study is live vs placebo vs live vs the new style vaccine.