Article Offers New Data About the Impact of the Shingles Virus on Healthy Adults (Newswise)

When a vaccine to prevent shingles was approved for use in 2006, the Food and Drug Administration recommended the vaccine for people age 60 and older who previously had chickenpox. But two issues — the vaccine’s cost and the perception that shingles primarily affects adults with weakened immune systems — have left some physicians undecided about whether healthy adults need the vaccine.

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