most vaccines is a small dose of the live virus. the way it works is it allows your body to build it's own antibodies so you may get symptoms when given the vaccine to fight off the virus now & in the future usually it will allow you to fight the illness while keeping you from getting the symptoms.
is it normal for the shingles vaccine to produce shingles-like symptoms? . my father received the shingles vaccine and less than 48 hours later is experiencing skin sensitivity below his belly button in a space of skin about six inches across. he says the friction of his clothes against the area bothers him when walking and it also hurts to bend forward. these issues seem to be reminiscent of shingles symptoms to me - is it possible that the vaccine could be the cause?