 [ Symptoms ] i am 63 and had a chickenpox vaccine 3 years ago should i also get a shingles vaccine [ Disease ] i am not sure why you had the chicken pox varicella vaccine is it possible that you had a shingle vaccine that was called a chicken pox vaccine they are the same herpes virus it would be good to confirm what you received before getting another one if you did get a varicella vaccine you can still get the shingles vaccine for more information on the shingles vaccine <link>