Is the shingles vaccine a 2-dose thing?

Yes. [link]

That's the Skyline Chili my mom waited tables at when she was a teenager.

I have twice had the pneumonia vaccine - at the urging of the doctor - and both times I got sick from it. The first time I spent two weeks with a fever, cough and generally feeling miserable; the second time - the doctor really pushed it and said it was a different vaccine - I only felt miserable for a few days. I'm perfectly happy to get the flu vaccine, keep my tetanus shot current (the one that comes with diptheria and pertussis), but I do not want the pneumonia vaccine again. And I've had the shingles vaccine twice; I had chicken pox as a child, so I'm at risk for that. I asked about measles, if my near-death experience with it when I was three gave me life-long immunity ... once the nice young doctor got over the shock of someone who had HAD measles, she checked with her supervisor and assured me that, yes, I was immune.

I'm enjoying seeing all the Skyline connections - it's like a flashback episode where it is revealed that all our main characters had prior proximity no one knew about

My parents both just had their second dose of shingles vaccine. Mom's arm swelled up, but long enough after the shot that she didn't immediately connect it to that. Worth it, though, they've both had shingles and do not want again. I wonder if I should look into getting it, I had assumed my doctor would tell me to get it if it was available to me, but I maybe I should bring it up myself/ I have not had it, but am quite sure I don't want it, and I did have chickenpox as a kid

Does the fact that kids these days have all had the chickenpox vaccine mean none of them will get shingles as adults?

Speaking as someone who has had shingles, if you have the opportunity to NOT have shingles I highly recommend that option because shingles is GODAWFUL.

They won't do it until you're 50. My husband definitely felt ill from it both times, but it has to be better than shingles, from what I hear.

I once worked with someone who had shingles on his head, edging down onto his face. I remember him saying the doctor told him he was lucky it didn't get into his eyes - he'd be blind.

I'm over 50

My dad had the same thing, Toddson. Had to see an opthalmologist regularly for a while to make sure his eye wasn't in danger.

Does the fact that kids these days have all had the chickenpox vaccine mean none of them will get shingles as adults?

Yes! This is one of the reasons it's so great there's a vaccine for chickenpox now even though it's not usually a dangerous disease for kids.