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04-26-2021 09:59 PM
Can a test show if somone has had Chicken Pocks?
I do not want to get a Shingles shot if I didn't have this.
Past test showed I had not had MMR so I got that one. Expensive and not covered by my insurance.
Is the Shingles shot covered by any insurance? I do not have a doctor yet.
Thank you in advance for your answers.
04-26-2021 10:07 PM
Yes. The Varicella Test for the varicella zoster virus. It determines whether someone has had a vaccination or previous infection and has developed immunity to the disease.
04-26-2021 10:11 PM
I have Medicare and Blue Cross and the Shingles Vaccine is covered.
04-26-2021 10:20 PM
Google "chicken pox test" and you'll get names of labs near you that give the test.
04-26-2021 10:40 PM
You can still get shingles even if you have had chicken pox. I know many people that have.
04-26-2021 10:56 PM
04-26-2021 11:02 PM
@Jackhound Mom I, too, wanted to get that test. I was never sure whether I had the Chicken Pox or not and I figured if I never had it, I shouldn't need the shingles vaccine. I still feel that way, but my Doctor wasn't interested in finding out, just wanted me to get the vaccine. So, I caved and got the shot. I have BCBS and it paid for it.
My sister got a full-on cae of Chicken Pox. I came down with one possible spot on my scalp which was enough to get me out of school, so that was all I cared about at the time. I'm not sure there was any other way of verifying it. There was no Chicken Pox vaccine when I was growing up, so when my daughter got Chicken Pox I was afraid I would also come down with it, but didn't. So, maybe I had it, or maybe I have a natural immunity. I'll never know.
04-27-2021 04:08 AM
@Jackhound Mom wrote:Can a test show if somone has had Chicken Pocks?
I do not want to get a Shingles shot if I didn't have this.
Past test showed I had not had MMR so I got that one. Expensive and not covered by my insurance.
Is the Shingles shot covered by any insurance? I do not have a doctor yet.
Thank you in advance for your answers.
You would remember if you had Measles or Chicken Pox.
04-27-2021 04:26 AM
@RealtyGal2 wrote:
@Jackhound Mom wrote:Can a test show if somone has had Chicken Pocks?
I do not want to get a Shingles shot if I didn't have this.
Past test showed I had not had MMR so I got that one. Expensive and not covered by my insurance.
Is the Shingles shot covered by any insurance? I do not have a doctor yet.
Thank you in advance for your answers.
You would remember if you had Measles or Chicken Pox.
Not if you were a toddler or younger.
04-27-2021 05:37 AM
@RealtyGal2 wrote:
@Jackhound Mom wrote:Can a test show if somone has had Chicken Pocks?
I do not want to get a Shingles shot if I didn't have this.
Past test showed I had not had MMR so I got that one. Expensive and not covered by my insurance.
Is the Shingles shot covered by any insurance? I do not have a doctor yet.
Thank you in advance for your answers.
You would remember if you had Measles or Chicken Pox.
@RealtyGal2 I have SCARS as a reminder...
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