Sorry I would like to clarify, when one has chicken pox it can stay in the body for many years and one can have shingles many years down the line. However if as an adult you are exposed to children that are having chicken pox (and you had it as a child) you boost your immunity for not getting shingles. That is why in UK they don’t give the vaccine, BC people won’t be exposed to kids having chicken pox and there is a rise in shingles in adults.
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