Excellent summary and fair balanced information. As a clinical pharmacist and former medical researcher I appreciate your style. While I give and often recommend Shingrix I have refused it for myself. I lead a very low carb antiinflammatory lifestyle and find the less pharma I put in the less I have to detox from. Thanks again! I will be quoting your article with my patients so they can make an informed personal decison.
I appreciate your feedback. It is a lot of information to digest and can be very technical so I tried to distill it down in a way people can easily understand. In my opinion these recombinant "vaccines" are very dangerous due to the bacterial toxins that are used as adjuvants.
Because I am not metabolically compromised like 80% of thr population . In addition I had such a mild case of chicken pox. I had six pox that they called impetigo. We only figured out later it was probably chicken pox. So I may have never had it. My mother and grand mother also never had it. No reason to get a Shinrix with minimal or no history of the infection
Jennifer, you (or the AI algorithm you use) copying and pasting information from vaccine labels does not make this any sound or balanced advice on vaccines. I am a pharma R&D professional with 25 years of experience. You will be well advised to acquaint yourself with the Nobel Prize in Medicine, 1913, given to Charles Richet for his work on anaphylaxis. https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/1913/richet/lecture/
ANY protein, no matter how considered safe (e.g. food protein), when injected, is a potential killer or a lifelong injury causing substance due to the anaphylaxis effect (encompassing all allergies not just the severe shock). The % of the population that gets anaphylaxis is substantial and unpredictable upfront. This problem has not been solved in the past 100 years, and it explains the stratospheric rise in food allergies and autoimmune disease in the population, especially in children. All vaccines contain thousands of proteins that react and cross react and anaphylactize, i.e. destroy the normal function of the immune system. Shingles vaccine is dangerous and useless. It causes shingles, and it is also potentially shedding to others.
Thank you for your comment. A majority of people including healthcare professionals do not read the package inserts for vaccines and are not aware of the information contained therein. It is not my place to tell a person if they should or should not take any medications or vaccines as I am not myself a medical professional. In my opinion the risk of development of allergies is high in young children not those 50 years and older, the age group for which this "vaccine" is recommended. In my professional opinion, the biggest risk with these recombinant vaccines is that they are conjugated to bacterial LPS, an endotoxin. The injection of bacterial endotoxins can cause septic shock.
Thank you for your answer. You are saying it’s not your place to tell people to take or not take vaccines. However, in the next sentence you state with certainty that you know that allergies only emerge in people under 50 only. I wonder what is this based on? What set of data? What clinical research? In addition, practically everyone over 50 is already vaxxed with numerous poisons - was their cumulative effect ever assessed by anyone anywhere? NO, of course not. You have not read Charles Richet’s work, yet you are certain that anaphylaxis is due to endotoxins only. I highly advise you to find Richet’s book Anaphylaxis, it’s available on the internet for free and read it. It’s not very long. I have reviewed it and wrote an article about it, but you don’t have to agree with me. https://sashalatypova.substack.com/p/the-second-shot-or-what-do-vaccinators?r=uaapz I urge everyone who thinks there is some sort of “benefit” to vaccines and “risk is justified” (the 200 years of propaganda funded with trillions of dollars is hard to combat) to read Richet’s work and think what it means, and if you really understand his findings you will NEVER recommend another vaccine for anything ever again. By the way Richet himself was an avowed Eugenicist and a proponent of vaccination (all zealous vaccinators are).
As I stated in my article, I am not a medical profession and I will not tell people what to do. I did this analysis to provide information for people on risks of disease, risks of the "vaccine" and any possible benefits so they can make an informed choice for themself. That being said, I personally don't see any benefit from this "vaccine". Firstly, it's not a vaccine given it's not preventing any type of infection as the virus is already seeded in the individual. I also never saw the benefit of the Varicella vaccine either. In my opinion the best thing a person can do it stay healthy and do things that strengthen their immune system.
I am glad that you see personally that neither shingles vax nor varicella have any benefit. This is the case for all vaccines, but I won’t push this opinion on you. My personal position is if I think there is no benefit, I express it as such. The reason I keep pointing at Richet - it’s not sufficient to just assess a theoretical benefit. Vaccines carry grave risk of life long disability and death. Every single one of them, and it is not predictable upfront who those people will be that will get anaphylactized to their normal environment. And when you do it 70+ times over the person’s lifespan, you are guaranteed to “win” in the Russian roulette. That’s why today every single family I know have vaccine injured children, some very severely. If you follow CDC schedule, you are guaranteed to have a dead or disabled child. That is monstrous and right in everyone’s face evil, and people refuse to see it.
While you mention the 1-in-3 lifetime risk, which I’m sure is an exaggeration (having been a family doctor for 40 years), you haven’t really mentioned the short term incidence of the condition.
When I looked at it a few years ago, based on the studies of the vaccine, it looked like the annual risk in those 65 and older might be 2% or less. Put the other way round, that means in any given year, the chance of NOT getting ANY shingles for someone 65+ is already 98% or better, before vaccination. The shot might be a little better than 50 effective, so that improves the odds to 99%.
Most cases are mild. I think 10% of cases are “severe”, including those that get PHN. So, your odds of NOT getting severe shingles are 99.8% before vaccine, or 99.9% afterwards.
The cost of the vaccine here in Canada is about $400 Canadian. It struck me as a high price to pay to prevent a small number of severe but treatable cases of shingles. You treat 1,000 to prevent one case of severe shingles, or $400,000 per case! And then there’s the side effects of the vaccine…
Even so, in response to lobbying, our government now pays for the vaccine!
Thank you for sharing this. I recall when the first shingles vaccine came out and a doctor suggested I get it. I told her I would look into it. After doing some research, I discovered that the "vaccine" would increase the likelihood of getting shingles if you had already had chickenpox. It was a hard pass for me. I believe all these recombinant "vaccines" are problematic due to the bacterial toxins. It's no surprise all these babies are dying given they are being injected with bacterial toxins at such high levels; they are most likely dying of septic shock.
remember that there are good data showing a spike in covid infection in the first 2 weeks after the covid shot also. I am not surprised by this shingles vax study--will definitely look at it. In my experience, patients are more willing to get Shingrix if they know someone who suffered with shingles, and less likely if they know someone who had adverse effects of the vaccine--no surprise there!
Not only a spike in Covid infections following the vaccine, but according to the data Pfizer was forced to release to the public, over 1,200 deaths related to the vaccine within the first 2 months on the market.
Excellent analysis. Similar critical and unbiased analyses should be available for all vaccines in order that patients may give fully informed consent of dissent to all vaccinations.
Tetanus and tetanus boosters. That's the one disease I have always been scared of becawork i work outside a lot and am always cutting myself by accident.
All of the natural ones. The ones big PhRMA doesn’t make money from. I’d start with great nutrition, then add liposomal vitamin C and get D as well. Stay away from unhealthy fats. They will kill you. God created a very resilient immune system, but I don’t remember him creating vaccines. That was man’s doing.
My husband’s friend (not quite 60) got the first shot and developed Guillain Barré syndrome. His life will unlikely be the same. It’s a no for us after that.
If I recall correctly the whole issue of shingles is because of the removal of chickenpox from society, and each encounter with a child with chickenpox is like a booster, so when we reduced that in the wild shingles became more of an issue
that is correct. Please see my blog regarding the Varivax varicella vaccine. All they did was push the burden of disease up into the 20+ age group which is more at risk for severe disease and complications from VZV while at the same time pushing deaths down to 1-2 year olds from the vaccine. In essence they flipped the risk for disease and adverse events from the vaccine. https://smithvirologist.substack.com/p/varicella-vaccine-for-kids-and-adults
Dr Smith, could possibly provide studies of isolation/ purification of shingle virus? the one you would cite as proof of virus? also, source of step by step manufacturing process? thank you!
I know this game very well already and will not fall into this trap. There are many peer reviewed articles published with this information. I will provide one here and you can do your homework from there. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8699164/
Thank You! No trap! yes, just weighing the evidence for myself— but i will say this so far—i was a true believer as you—but these mounting critiques of this otherwise sacred unquestionable “virus/pcr/genomics racket” are revealing a lot of underlying bamboozle and mangling of basic logic—in other words, they are scoring points—a lot of points
seems huge market not for “cures” but for perpetual “vaccination” “testing” “immunoassays” or for “rigged pandemic creating models” a lot of “blinking/flashing lights” and “sensors” “sequencing” all geared to induce perpetual societal nocebo effect via “rash” or fever with end game being creation of jab or some “screening” test
"Human embryonic lung cells were used for viral isolation, and VZV was identified by a characteristic cytopathic effect and an indirect immunofluorescence assay."
If this is supposed to be the description for obtaining a pure isolate, then I really don't have any more words.
No, please don't reply, my comment is just "a trap" anyway, as is so common in science.
Addressing unclear statements, asking questions, casting doubt on something, demanding lege artis procedures is undoubtedly the perfidious interpretation of a "trap".
I am at week 10 of dealing with shingles. I had the original vaccine, but it had been some years ago. It was not disgnosed as shingles at first, as I didn't have the rash. I was given antibiotics. When I did get a rash, they gave me an antiviral, which did nothing but made me so nauseated that I couldn't eat. I credit ivermectin, chlorine dioxide and a homeopathic remedy for clearing it up. It is really painful and I'm glad I am retired, since it would have been hard to work. I still would not get the new vaccine. It won't prevent you from getting shingles and can cause complications. Build your immune system instead.
I had shingles in October of last year, right after Hurricane Helene came through (massive stress). My nerve pain was diminished to almost nonexistent by applying DMSO to the blistered areas, which healed very quickly, and left only light scarring (more like pigmentation) in a few spots. A few weeks after the blisters healed, no nerve pain, no "electrical shock" feelings. Just some mild itchiness at times. That's also gone now.
Thanks. It was centered on my right ear. The affected area on my scalp and ear has decreased, so I am hopeful it will eventually be clear. Something needs to be done for the folks with permanent damage from this virus. I can’t imagine dealing with years of pain.
I’m a Pharm. D. I vote NO (to most vaccines)
do you administer vaccines to customers?
No, I prefer not to do that.
Thank you for not injecting liability free toxins into anyone.
Now time to reject all.
Which ones do you find work?
Excellent summary and fair balanced information. As a clinical pharmacist and former medical researcher I appreciate your style. While I give and often recommend Shingrix I have refused it for myself. I lead a very low carb antiinflammatory lifestyle and find the less pharma I put in the less I have to detox from. Thanks again! I will be quoting your article with my patients so they can make an informed personal decison.
I appreciate your feedback. It is a lot of information to digest and can be very technical so I tried to distill it down in a way people can easily understand. In my opinion these recombinant "vaccines" are very dangerous due to the bacterial toxins that are used as adjuvants.
Why in Gods name would you recommend this if you’re not willing to inject it into yourself?
That is the difference between science and $cience for sale.
Because I am not metabolically compromised like 80% of thr population . In addition I had such a mild case of chicken pox. I had six pox that they called impetigo. We only figured out later it was probably chicken pox. So I may have never had it. My mother and grand mother also never had it. No reason to get a Shinrix with minimal or no history of the infection
DO NOT take ANY vaccines.
Jennifer, you (or the AI algorithm you use) copying and pasting information from vaccine labels does not make this any sound or balanced advice on vaccines. I am a pharma R&D professional with 25 years of experience. You will be well advised to acquaint yourself with the Nobel Prize in Medicine, 1913, given to Charles Richet for his work on anaphylaxis. https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/1913/richet/lecture/
ANY protein, no matter how considered safe (e.g. food protein), when injected, is a potential killer or a lifelong injury causing substance due to the anaphylaxis effect (encompassing all allergies not just the severe shock). The % of the population that gets anaphylaxis is substantial and unpredictable upfront. This problem has not been solved in the past 100 years, and it explains the stratospheric rise in food allergies and autoimmune disease in the population, especially in children. All vaccines contain thousands of proteins that react and cross react and anaphylactize, i.e. destroy the normal function of the immune system. Shingles vaccine is dangerous and useless. It causes shingles, and it is also potentially shedding to others.
Thank you for your comment. A majority of people including healthcare professionals do not read the package inserts for vaccines and are not aware of the information contained therein. It is not my place to tell a person if they should or should not take any medications or vaccines as I am not myself a medical professional. In my opinion the risk of development of allergies is high in young children not those 50 years and older, the age group for which this "vaccine" is recommended. In my professional opinion, the biggest risk with these recombinant vaccines is that they are conjugated to bacterial LPS, an endotoxin. The injection of bacterial endotoxins can cause septic shock.
Thank you for your answer. You are saying it’s not your place to tell people to take or not take vaccines. However, in the next sentence you state with certainty that you know that allergies only emerge in people under 50 only. I wonder what is this based on? What set of data? What clinical research? In addition, practically everyone over 50 is already vaxxed with numerous poisons - was their cumulative effect ever assessed by anyone anywhere? NO, of course not. You have not read Charles Richet’s work, yet you are certain that anaphylaxis is due to endotoxins only. I highly advise you to find Richet’s book Anaphylaxis, it’s available on the internet for free and read it. It’s not very long. I have reviewed it and wrote an article about it, but you don’t have to agree with me. https://sashalatypova.substack.com/p/the-second-shot-or-what-do-vaccinators?r=uaapz I urge everyone who thinks there is some sort of “benefit” to vaccines and “risk is justified” (the 200 years of propaganda funded with trillions of dollars is hard to combat) to read Richet’s work and think what it means, and if you really understand his findings you will NEVER recommend another vaccine for anything ever again. By the way Richet himself was an avowed Eugenicist and a proponent of vaccination (all zealous vaccinators are).
As I stated in my article, I am not a medical profession and I will not tell people what to do. I did this analysis to provide information for people on risks of disease, risks of the "vaccine" and any possible benefits so they can make an informed choice for themself. That being said, I personally don't see any benefit from this "vaccine". Firstly, it's not a vaccine given it's not preventing any type of infection as the virus is already seeded in the individual. I also never saw the benefit of the Varicella vaccine either. In my opinion the best thing a person can do it stay healthy and do things that strengthen their immune system.
I am glad that you see personally that neither shingles vax nor varicella have any benefit. This is the case for all vaccines, but I won’t push this opinion on you. My personal position is if I think there is no benefit, I express it as such. The reason I keep pointing at Richet - it’s not sufficient to just assess a theoretical benefit. Vaccines carry grave risk of life long disability and death. Every single one of them, and it is not predictable upfront who those people will be that will get anaphylactized to their normal environment. And when you do it 70+ times over the person’s lifespan, you are guaranteed to “win” in the Russian roulette. That’s why today every single family I know have vaccine injured children, some very severely. If you follow CDC schedule, you are guaranteed to have a dead or disabled child. That is monstrous and right in everyone’s face evil, and people refuse to see it.
While you mention the 1-in-3 lifetime risk, which I’m sure is an exaggeration (having been a family doctor for 40 years), you haven’t really mentioned the short term incidence of the condition.
When I looked at it a few years ago, based on the studies of the vaccine, it looked like the annual risk in those 65 and older might be 2% or less. Put the other way round, that means in any given year, the chance of NOT getting ANY shingles for someone 65+ is already 98% or better, before vaccination. The shot might be a little better than 50 effective, so that improves the odds to 99%.
Most cases are mild. I think 10% of cases are “severe”, including those that get PHN. So, your odds of NOT getting severe shingles are 99.8% before vaccine, or 99.9% afterwards.
The cost of the vaccine here in Canada is about $400 Canadian. It struck me as a high price to pay to prevent a small number of severe but treatable cases of shingles. You treat 1,000 to prevent one case of severe shingles, or $400,000 per case! And then there’s the side effects of the vaccine…
Even so, in response to lobbying, our government now pays for the vaccine!
In my view
Australian research on Shingrix presented at June 2025 conference
https://geoffpain.substack.com/p/shingrix-jabbees-have-15-times-increased
Thank you for sharing this. I recall when the first shingles vaccine came out and a doctor suggested I get it. I told her I would look into it. After doing some research, I discovered that the "vaccine" would increase the likelihood of getting shingles if you had already had chickenpox. It was a hard pass for me. I believe all these recombinant "vaccines" are problematic due to the bacterial toxins. It's no surprise all these babies are dying given they are being injected with bacterial toxins at such high levels; they are most likely dying of septic shock.
remember that there are good data showing a spike in covid infection in the first 2 weeks after the covid shot also. I am not surprised by this shingles vax study--will definitely look at it. In my experience, patients are more willing to get Shingrix if they know someone who suffered with shingles, and less likely if they know someone who had adverse effects of the vaccine--no surprise there!
Not only a spike in Covid infections following the vaccine, but according to the data Pfizer was forced to release to the public, over 1,200 deaths related to the vaccine within the first 2 months on the market.
Hello Jane. Vaccine Interference is common.
https://geoffpain.substack.com/p/us-military-knowingly-weakening-the
Excellent analysis. Similar critical and unbiased analyses should be available for all vaccines in order that patients may give fully informed consent of dissent to all vaccinations.
Let me know which one would be a priority for you to learn more about and I will put on my list for analysis.
Tetanus and tetanus boosters. That's the one disease I have always been scared of becawork i work outside a lot and am always cutting myself by accident.
All of the natural ones. The ones big PhRMA doesn’t make money from. I’d start with great nutrition, then add liposomal vitamin C and get D as well. Stay away from unhealthy fats. They will kill you. God created a very resilient immune system, but I don’t remember him creating vaccines. That was man’s doing.
My husband’s friend (not quite 60) got the first shot and developed Guillain Barré syndrome. His life will unlikely be the same. It’s a no for us after that.
If I recall correctly the whole issue of shingles is because of the removal of chickenpox from society, and each encounter with a child with chickenpox is like a booster, so when we reduced that in the wild shingles became more of an issue
that is correct. Please see my blog regarding the Varivax varicella vaccine. All they did was push the burden of disease up into the 20+ age group which is more at risk for severe disease and complications from VZV while at the same time pushing deaths down to 1-2 year olds from the vaccine. In essence they flipped the risk for disease and adverse events from the vaccine. https://smithvirologist.substack.com/p/varicella-vaccine-for-kids-and-adults
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3560828/
Intravenous Vitamin C in the treatment of shingles: Results of a multicenter prospective cohort study
Manage your stress..that can activate/ trigger an outbreak.
If the virus is already in you, then I agree that good nutrition and stress reduction techniques will go a long way to keeping VZV in check.
Dr Smith, could possibly provide studies of isolation/ purification of shingle virus? the one you would cite as proof of virus? also, source of step by step manufacturing process? thank you!
I know this game very well already and will not fall into this trap. There are many peer reviewed articles published with this information. I will provide one here and you can do your homework from there. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8699164/
Thank You! No trap! yes, just weighing the evidence for myself— but i will say this so far—i was a true believer as you—but these mounting critiques of this otherwise sacred unquestionable “virus/pcr/genomics racket” are revealing a lot of underlying bamboozle and mangling of basic logic—in other words, they are scoring points—a lot of points
seems huge market not for “cures” but for perpetual “vaccination” “testing” “immunoassays” or for “rigged pandemic creating models” a lot of “blinking/flashing lights” and “sensors” “sequencing” all geared to induce perpetual societal nocebo effect via “rash” or fever with end game being creation of jab or some “screening” test
"Human embryonic lung cells were used for viral isolation, and VZV was identified by a characteristic cytopathic effect and an indirect immunofluorescence assay."
If this is supposed to be the description for obtaining a pure isolate, then I really don't have any more words.
No, please don't reply, my comment is just "a trap" anyway, as is so common in science.
Addressing unclear statements, asking questions, casting doubt on something, demanding lege artis procedures is undoubtedly the perfidious interpretation of a "trap".
Poison garbage
I am at week 10 of dealing with shingles. I had the original vaccine, but it had been some years ago. It was not disgnosed as shingles at first, as I didn't have the rash. I was given antibiotics. When I did get a rash, they gave me an antiviral, which did nothing but made me so nauseated that I couldn't eat. I credit ivermectin, chlorine dioxide and a homeopathic remedy for clearing it up. It is really painful and I'm glad I am retired, since it would have been hard to work. I still would not get the new vaccine. It won't prevent you from getting shingles and can cause complications. Build your immune system instead.
I'm sorry to hear you are experiencing pain from shingles. Ice baths should help with the pain. I hope it resolves soon.
I had shingles in October of last year, right after Hurricane Helene came through (massive stress). My nerve pain was diminished to almost nonexistent by applying DMSO to the blistered areas, which healed very quickly, and left only light scarring (more like pigmentation) in a few spots. A few weeks after the blisters healed, no nerve pain, no "electrical shock" feelings. Just some mild itchiness at times. That's also gone now.
Thanks. It was centered on my right ear. The affected area on my scalp and ear has decreased, so I am hopeful it will eventually be clear. Something needs to be done for the folks with permanent damage from this virus. I can’t imagine dealing with years of pain.
Just out of curiosity, did you take any mRNA injections for COVID?
No. And as far as I know, I’ve never had Covid.
"It doesn't take many words to speak the truth," Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce, 1885.
The truth is, don't take any vaccine
In fact, don't take any injections, because they are all made by Eugenisists and nobody is testing them
"Whoever is not their own doctor is a fool," Hippocrates, 200 BC
No no no no no no!!!’