Quote Originally Posted by thebigspendur View Post
What they don't tell you is even with the shot there is still a 50-50 chance you can get shingles anyway or I should say 50% of the population seems to be immune to the shot. If you do get shingles after the shot they "say" it will be a milder case but no guarantees on that if you are in that 50% group.
I saw that in my online research. So it is a better bet than just taking my chances. AFAIK no one in my family has had them, but the possible benefits outweighed the negatives IMO.