DH and I finally got #1 of the Shingrix protocol last Friday night. He almost immediately had side effects . . . chills, nausea, headache. It didn't really affect me other than it seemed I was on the verge of headaches, for a couple of days afterwards. Both of us experienced soreness in our upper arm in the muscle where they injected.
As for where to get the shot . . . our insurance does not cover it at a doctor's office. Thankfully my primary care doc warned me when I was in last week, suggesting I double check and utilize a local pharmacy. After confirming what he told me, I had to call around a little to find a pharmacy with it in stock, because many only had enough on-hand to administer the second dose. Fortunately, the nearby Walgreens had inventory, so we went in after dinner Friday.
We will return near the end of March or early April for dose #2. I hope they are holding for us too!