Though the best timing hasn't been determined yet, it makes sense to get the Shingrix shot about four or five years after the Zostavax was given, she added. "For seniors over age 70 or 80, it could be sooner, since Zostavax is not very effective." The U.S. Centers for Disease Contr...
Shingles vaccine a relief for seniorsJoan Aragone
Herpes zoster vaccination among adults aged 60 years or older in the United States, 2007: Uptake of the first new vaccine to target seniors BackgroundApproximately one million new cases of shingles (herpes zoster [HZ]), a severely painful and debilitating disease caused by reactivation of varic....
Besides seniors with poor immunity due to age, people who have medical conditions that weaken the immune system are vulnerable to shingles—examples includeleukemia, and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). So are people who take immunosuppressive drugs, such as steroids. If you’re over 50 and ha...
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Fortunately, the vaccine Shingrix is over 90% effective in preventing shingles and PHN. The CDC recommends that everyone older than 60 years of age get the vaccine; in 2011, the FDA approved the vaccine for people aged 50 and above. The CDC states that the "Shingrix vaccine should not be...
SAVVY SENIOR: ; Shingles vaccine helps protect seniorsJim Miller
SAVVY SENIOR ; Shingles Vaccine Can Protect SeniorsDear Savvy Senior,What can you tell me about the shingles vaccine? I just turned 65and have been...Miller, Jim
The article reports that Food and Drug Administration has approved Merck's new vaccine Zostavax inorder to prevent shingles disease in individual 60 years of age. Director Jesse Goodman of the FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research said that Zostavac is a vaccine that prevent ...
The Doctor Is In: Shingles vaccine may protect seniors from debilitating painSteven Una