Shingles (Herpes Zoster): Prevention
A painful skin rash with blisters in a limited area on one side of the body (left or right), often in a stripe.
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About Shingles Prevention
Immunization with the varicella vaccine (or chickenpox vaccine) – now recommended in the United States for all children between 18 months and adolescence – can protect children from getting chickenpox. People who have been vaccinated against chickenpox are less likely to get shingles because the weak, “attenuated” strain of virus used in the chickenpox vaccine is less likely to survive in the body over decades. Not enough data currently exists to indicate whether shingles can occur later in life in a person who was vaccinated against chickenpox.
Shingles Vaccine
In May 2006, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a VZV vaccine (Zostavax) for use in people 60 and older who have had chickenpox. In March 2011, the FDA extended the approval to include adults 50-59 as well… NIH – National Institute for Neurological Disorders and Stroke