@ricke
I understand how you feel. I have learned through the years that it is usually not a great idea to tell others what they should or shouldn't do as a definitive statement. Every one of us is different even though many may share similarities in their particular situations. What seems wonderful to one person may be a living hell for another. It's an odd phenomenon but true nonetheless. Two people may try the exact same thing and yet have two totally unique experiences which do not even resemble each other. Better to talk about how something helped you and leave others to decide what is their best course. Life throws too many curveballs for us to be able to make definitive predictions for others. My sympathy to you on what you have experienced with the shingrix shot. How awful! Best, Hank

@ricke @jesfactsmon When drug tests are done and as even political polls are done, whomever is doing the survey or test has to pick a random sample of the probable voters or probable users. The larger the number of people in the test the better is the test, that is, the more accurate is the Test... Most Statistical tests use 95% as the lowest confidence number.. So your reaction maybe was in that 5% of those where the treatment caused an abnormal reaction... You should not throw the baby out with the bathwater.. The Covid vaccines are a totally different kind of vaccine and of course there are limitations as those pregnant women or children under 16 were not included in the tests of 30,000 people.. therefore no generality can be stated about the vaccines effectiveness on children under 16 or those pregnant women.. There are always individuals who have different reactions to a treatment but you cannot draw definitive conclusions with a sample of One .. You are unique.. All medical tests worth anything are double blind large samples where usually 10% of those treated get a placebo... no treatment... that is were comparisons can be made.. Either you believe in Science or not... Smallpox, Polio, Measles.. etc vaccines .. have contributed immensely to our quality of life. Those Extensive Government Testing standards are established for those pharma companies to follow... Ken

Yikes! Ricke, I feel badly for you. What side effects did you get specifically, and they have lasted for a year!!?? I am seriously reconsidering getting the vaccine!

@ricke, Im in the exact same boat. I was extremely healthy and active prior to the Shingrix vaccine and I have suffered every day since. My activity has come to a complete halt as I can barely walk and I am in pain every single day.