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In a young patient who was vaccinated to chickenpox as a child (no previous varicella infection) should the patient receive a shingles vaccine prior to starting Rinvoq?

Specifically for a male in his 20s.
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Gastroenterology · Northwestern Medicine
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Yes. The vaccines are different and current vaccine is to prevent zoster for patients who have been previously exposed to varicella or vaccinated for varicella.

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Gastroenterology · Mayo Clinic
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No, the vaccine is adequate coverage to prevent shingles in a patient on a Jak inhibitor. We give the varicella vaccine to older people who may not have received vaccine or had chicken pox years ago that would not be protective against shingles.

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Gastroenterology · Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
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I’d give it.

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