Sunday, October 29, 2017

Get this!!-----CDC recommends new shingles vaccine for people over 50 - UPI.com

CDC recommends new shingles vaccine for people over 50 - UPI.com:
Image result for shingles"...Anyone who's had chickenpox can develop shingles, but about half of all cases occur in people 60 and older, according to the CDC.
Shingrix is 97 percent effective in preventing shingles in people 50 to 69 years old, and 91 percent effective in those 70 and older, according to a briefing provided to the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices prior to its decision Wednesday.
By comparison, Zostavax is 70 percent effective in your 50s; 64 percent effective in your 60s; 41 percent effective in your 70s; and 18 percent effective in your 80s, the briefing states.
Shingrix is also better than Zostavax in preventing nerve pain that continues after a shingles rash has cleared -- about 90 percent effective versus 65 percent effective, the briefing stated..."

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