Herpes Zoster aka Shingles

Will the vaccine help?

Amplify’d from www.altmeds.com

Q:  Is it helpful to get the shingles vaccine if I’ve already had shingles? — M.P., Lima, Ohio

A:  Yes. The Zostavax vaccine, approved for folks 60 older who have a healthy immune system, can cut the risk of having an outbreak of shingles (a reactivation of the chickenpox virus) at least in half — even if they’ve already had a previous outbreak. Read more at www.altmeds.com

 

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