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gazania1234 | 13:43 Fri 12th Sep 2014 | Body & Soul
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Can anyone recommend someone with Parkinsons disease having the shingles jab. Thanks to anyone who can help.
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Parkinson's disease is not listed as a contraindication to the shingles vaccine. The main group of people who can't have it are those who are immunosuppressed, or who have TB or who are pregnant, or who are allergic to neomycin or gelatin - it's a live attenuated vaccine. Sqad this seems to be the advice given worldwide, not just one group. What's an "aspired...
16:25 Fri 12th Sep 2014
slaney......will look and find the source of my opinion.
Inspired is the word Sqad!

Anyway, I could only find anecdotes on various American blogs - no trials.Will keep on looking.
slaney......yes...."inspired"......probably.

I will also keep looking.
Any one who comes on here seeking professional advice is at risk, even if that advice comes from a qualified professional. Many people want to hear the answers which suit them and ignore those which don't. Most professionals would offer a tentative opinion, qualified by "further information needed", which, especially in the case of medical issues, would require a 'face to face' consultation.

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