More patients will soon be getting Zostavax to prevent shingles

December 2006

More patients will soon be getting Zostavax to prevent shingles. It's for patients age 60 and over. About 50 million will be eligible.

This new vaccine reduces the risk of shingles by about 50%... and reduces postherpetic neuralgia by 67%.

And there are no significant side effects for most people.

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Table of Contents

More patients will soon be getting Zostavax to prevent shingles
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