Why should I get a herpes zoster vaccine? Usually, herpes zoster is self-healing, but once it comes on, it is often accompanied by obvious nervous system symptoms, such as itching and pain. Some people have severe pain. Symptoms will last for a long time, months or even years after remission. If I can't stand it, it will seriously affect the work and life of patients. Moreover, due to the different infection sites and severity, serious complications may occur, such as blindness, encephalitis, paralysis and so on.
The symptoms of nervous system are treated with drugs, but the effect is not ideal and it is not an effective treatment. So once you get herpes zoster, it is extremely painful. For herpes zoster, prevention is more important than cure, so vaccination is needed.
Moreover, patients who have had herpes zoster should also be vaccinated against herpes zoster. Why? Because it has the possibility of recurrence, the elderly and people with low immunity are prone to recurrence.
Of course, no vaccine can protect our health by 100, even after vaccination with herpes zoster vaccine. It can't play a protective role of 100%, but it can greatly reduce the probability of getting herpes zoster. According to the global clinical research results, the protective efficacy of herpes zoster vaccine for adults aged 50 and over and 70 and over is 97.2% and 9 1.3% respectively, and it will still maintain a high protective power within 4 years after vaccination.
To say the least, even if you accidentally get herpes zoster after vaccination, the clinical symptoms are lighter than those without vaccination.
What needs to be reminded here is that this vaccine is vaccinated by adults aged 50 and over. At present, the domestic and global approved indications are people aged 50 and above. Because this kind of people's immunity is relatively low, and it is decreasing year by year, and it is a high incidence of herpes zoster. It is of great significance for them to get this kind of vaccine. The general inoculation method is intramuscular injection, which requires two doses. The second dose is usually inoculated 2 to 6 months after 1 dose.
There are still some people who should not be vaccinated against herpes zoster, mainly in the following categories:
(1) allergic to any component in the vaccine or severely allergic after injection;
② Never had chickenpox, and had no immunity to chickenpox;
3 breastfeeding or pregnant women;
④ Patients who used antiviral drugs (such as acyclovir, famciclovir or valaciclovir) within 24 hours before inoculation;
⑤ Suffering from thrombocytopenia or any coagulation disorder.
⑥ Suffering from acute disease, severe chronic disease, acute attack of chronic disease and fever.
Again, the prevention of this disease is greater than the treatment. I hope everyone can exercise properly, work and rest regularly and eat healthily in their daily lives, so as not to let the disease have an opportunity.