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How long can a person be vaccinated from shingles?
Dr. Roach: I was 81 years old and was diagnosed with shingles at the end of October 2020. After taking famciclovir, he has healed, but he still has a scaly rash and shooting pain on the right side of his head with shingles. The pain was said to last for over a year. Is this true? The first outbreak was in my scalp, forehead, eyebrows, and eye areas. I met an ophthalmologist and was lucky that my eyelids alone didn’t get shingles in my eyes.
I also met a doctor who was recommended to get a shingles vaccine in February 2021. My ophthalmologist disagreed and said he would wait 6-9 months. What is the recommended period from the onset of shingles to vaccination? How long does the vaccine protect someone? Will I get shingles again after vaccination?
— — LH
Dear LH: Both of your doctors are correct. Your regular doctor who recommended a period of 4 months is correct, but your ophthalmologist who said 6-9 months is also correct. In fact, you can vaccinate at any time after the shingles lesion has healed (scab). It is very unlikely that shingles will recur within a year, so it is okay to wait up to a year after a shingles attack.
It seems that the protection period is long. However, this is still a new vaccine and it is unclear how long the protection will last.
Unfortunately, there is no perfect vaccine. Even our best vaccine. Some people get shingles even after vaccination. Fortunately, this vaccine is even better at preventing persistent pain called postherpetic neuralgia, which is the worst complication of shingles. Studies have shown 89% to 100% protection against this terrible complication. For people in their 80s, it can certainly last up to a year, and sometimes even longer.
Dr. Roach: My 34-year-old son with Crohn’s disease said he was washing his hands with pure 91% bottled alcohol because he could come into contact with the coronavirus when he went out. .. He is being treated with Remicade, so he pays particular attention to it. I would like to know if the use of this alcohol is safe for him. Is isopropyl alcohol absorbed into the bloodstream? Can this poison him? In winter, my hands cracked and dried, so I asked them to stop using them.
— — Anon.
Dear Anon. : Hand sanitizers can be made from dead isopropyl alcohol (rubbing alcohol) or ethanol (a type of alcoholic beverage). Both are absorbed to some extent through the skin, but the amount absorbed through the hands is not sufficient to cause toxicity. However, when isopropyl alcohol is used as a systemic antipyretic, it can be well absorbed by the body and cause toxicity. Not recommended.
As you say, any alcohol can remove the natural protective layer of the skin and dry your hands to make them more prone to cracking. Instead of using regular alcohol, it is recommended to use over-the-counter hand sanitizer products that contain emollients to protect your hands. There are many brands.
Dr. Roach writes: Some of my colleagues wrote to correct my recent column: the outer shell of bone is called the cortex and the inner side with bone marrow is called cancellous bone.
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