{"id":12170,"date":"2025-04-03T17:48:12","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T22:48:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/?post_type=jtf_topics&#038;p=12170"},"modified":"2025-04-29T17:59:49","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T22:59:49","slug":"do-covid-vaccines-worsen-future-shingles","status":"publish","type":"jtf_topics","link":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/jtf_topics\/do-covid-vaccines-worsen-future-shingles\/","title":{"rendered":"Do COVID vaccines worsen future shingles?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row source=&#8221;&#8221; text=&#8221;Clinical Trials&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Abril%20Fatface%3Aregular|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221; link=&#8221;&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1708910874436{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;The Claim:&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]A post with a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/stkirsch\/status\/1906139351534514393\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">graphic photo<\/a>\u00a0claims without any evidence that people vaccinated against COVID could experience worsened cases of shingles.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;The Facts:&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Shingles happens when the varicella-zoster virus (VZV)\u2014the same virus that causes chickenpox\u2014becomes active again in the body. After someone has chickenpox, the virus stays in the body in a resting state. It can become active again later in life, especially if the immune system is weak or under stress.<\/p>\n<p>There have been a few\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC8217581\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reports<\/a>\u00a0of people getting shingles after receiving a COVID vaccine, but research shows that\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/academic.oup.com\/ofid\/article\/9\/5\/ofac118\/6545460?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">COVID infection<\/a>\u00a0itself may be more likely to trigger shingles.<\/p>\n<p>The photo in the tweet shows a common case of shingles. It usually appears as a painful rash that follows a nerve path on one side of the body. There are many\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/adamcertificationdemo.adam.com\/content.aspx?productid=117&amp;pid=1&amp;gid=000858\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">photos<\/a>\u00a0of shingles as severe\u00a0taken before 2020&#8211;before the COVID vaccine existed.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do COVID vaccines worsen shingles? A viral photo says yes, but evidence says no. Learn why COVID infection\u2014not the vaccine\u2014is more likely to trigger shingles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"parent":0,"template":"","jtf_topic_subjects":[189,188,221,218],"class_list":["post-12170","jtf_topics","type-jtf_topics","status-publish","hentry","jtf_topic_subjects-covid-19","jtf_topic_subjects-mrna-vaccines","jtf_topic_subjects-shingles","jtf_topic_subjects-vaccine-safety","entry","no-media"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topics\/12170","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topics"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/jtf_topics"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topics\/12170\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12175,"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topics\/12170\/revisions\/12175"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12170"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"jtf_topic_subjects","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jtf_topic_subjects?post=12170"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}