Wife began pestering me to get the shingles vaccine 2 years ago. Set up an appointment at our MD and got vaccinated. We both had Chicken pox as kids so we are among those most likely to have shingles in the future.

A friend who is "Mister Know It All" and very anti-vaccine, told us we were throwing the money away.

He was hit by Shingles last month and cannot work. His job has given him a leave of absence and he is filing for long term disability but he said one of the questions being asked is ...

Why didn't you take the Shingles Vaccine when it was available to you?

He may not get what he needs to meet his daily needs much less keep his home and trappings of his affluence.

If you had the Chicken Pox you are 50% more likely to have a Shingles Outbreak before 65...it can be fatal by wearing you down to the point that you just want to quit and die.