Dear Doctor: I am fully vaccinated against shingles, so why did I just get it for the fourth time?
Apr 23, 2026
DEAR DR. ROACH: Have you ever heard of a fully vaccinated 79-year-old woman getting a repeat case of shingles? This is actually my fourth time having it. My first occurrence of shingles was when I was 26 years old, and it was on my torso. The next two occurrences were on my forehead, and I got antiv
iral medication for them. They subsided rather quickly, although I was left with some neurological aftereffects. ...read more read less