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 ...

Chicken pox (varicella) is the disease people get when they are exposed to the varicella-zoster virus for the first time.

A few months ago, you wrote about the benefits of the shingles vaccine. At 63, I’m one of the 1% who has never had, nor been ...

Varicella-zoster virus causes chickenpox and is a member of the herpes virus group. It is extremely contagious and causes a ...

Zero shingles cases after 18.8 months follow-up in 619 patients receiving any dose of amezosvatein, a development-stage adjuvanted subunit vaccine -- Ten shingles cases would have been expected absent ...

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommends a single dose of zoster vaccine for immunocompetent adults 60 years of age and older, based on the results of this study ...

The vaccine protects against a condition called herpes zoster, more commonly known as shingles. The infection causes a ...

Healthcare providers recommend the shingles vaccine Shingrix (recombinant zoster vaccine) for people over 50. It's given in two doses, 2-6 months apart, and is 80-90% effective at preventing shingles.

And the risk of this happening increases with age (especially after 50 years), a compromised immune system (e.g. in HIV and ...

The vaccine protects against a condition called herpes zoster, more commonly known as shingles. The infection causes a painful rash caused by the varicella-zoster virus, which can cause nerve ...