– Is shingles a new Covid vaccine side effect? Six people with autoimmune conditions in Israel developed the painful red rash after getting their Pfizer shots:
- A new study looked at patients with autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases, which cause the immune system to attack parts of a person’s body
- About 1.2% of this group developed shingles, a skin rash also known as herpes zoster, compared to no patients in the control group
- Patients were times more likely to develop the condition following the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine than the second dose
- Researchers recommend that AIIRD patients get vaccinated against shingles before getting their COVID-19 shot to reduce the risk
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