Overview
- MacDonagh told followers she finished a week of treatment and now feels much better with only a little lingering pain.
- She said vaccination cuts the chance of shingles and tends to make cases milder if it occurs.
- She advised adults in England with symptoms to speak to a pharmacist, who can prescribe the same antivirals a GP would use.
- She urged urgent GP assessment or an NHS 111 call if shingles is suspected in anyone under 18.
- Peter Andre wrote that she seems through the worst and praised her for explaining the condition from a doctor's view.