Should I get the shingles vaccination?

Hello, grand rising lupies. This has been on my mind for the last couple of years. My husband recently got his shingles vaccination, as well as my brother-in-law who lives with me. He keeps asking me to get it, but I tell him no. I believe that as long as my rheumatologist is not questioning me about it, I don’t need anything else to add to what I already have going on with my Lupus. My lupus symptoms really aren't that bad at the moment, most of the time it’s in remission. Then there are days when my feet swell and the sun definitely bothers me. I get a lot of rashes and a lot of black and blue marks where I don’t know where they come from. Stress really bothers me a lot, the last couple of months I’ve had several funerals to attend and it’s starting to weigh me down. I’ve started getting migraines again as well. 🥺 My question is, with all of the other problems that Lupus warriors have and are going through, is the shingles shot really necessary?

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