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Originally Posted by Lakers Fan
My wife is an RN .Her question is whether you are injected with a dead or a live virus for shingles ?
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It is a live vaccine. That is why it is "possible" to get shingles from the vaccine, especially if you are immune compromised. i.e. Chemotherapy, autoimmune disease, on immune suppressing medication such as prednisone.
Take care,
Mike