Dear Doctor: Should older adult, who never had chickenpox, get the shingles vaccine?
DEAR DR. ROACH: A few months ago, you wrote about the benefits of the shingles vaccine. At 63, I’m one of the 1% who has ...
You Can Get Shingles Under 50. Here’s When to Worry.
The virus remains dormant in the body of anyone who’s ever had chickenpox, and can reactivate ... less likely to get shingles ...
Dr. Roach: 63-year-old debates getting shingles and chicken pox vaccines
Chicken pox (varicella) is the disease people get when they are exposed to the varicella-zoster virus for the first time.
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You can get shingles more than once — here's who's most at risk
Shingles is a painful skin rash that affects about 1 in 3 Americans in their lifetime, primarily adults over 50. Though most people only get shingles once, there is a possibility that you can get ...
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Treating Shingles
Anyone can get shingles, even children, but Pugh says the risk increases as you get older. “People most at risk for shingles are people over the age of 50 years old and people with a weakened im ...
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Here's how you can catch chickenpox from someone with shingles
Shingles is an itchy skin rash caused by the same virus as chickenpox. It usually affects people over the age of 50, but it's possible to get ... all people over 80 will experience shingles. You ...
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Shingles vaccine extended to vulnerable over-50s
Nearly one million more people in England can have a vaccine against shingles on the NHS from September. Anyone turning 65 will now be eligible, plus those over ... get all the protection you ...