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Shingles Vaccine

 SHOULD YOU GET THE SHINGLES VACCINE?

ONCE YOU REACH 60 YEARS OF AGE, YOU ARE AT RISK OF DEVELOPING SHINGLES. CAN ZOSTAVAX, THE SHINGLES VACCINE HELP YOU AVOID THIS PAINFUL CONDITION?

WHAT IS SHINGLES? SHINGLES IS A VERY PAINFUL SKIN RASH THAT IS CAUSED BY HERPES ZOSTER, THE SAME VIRUS THAT CAUSES CHICKENPOX.

WHO CAN GET SHINGLES? ANYONE WHO’S EVER HAD CHICKENPOX CAN GET SHINGLES.

HOW DO YOU GET IT? ONCE YOU’VE HAD CHICKENPOX THE VIRUS REMAINS DORMANT IN YOUR SKIN UNTIL PHYSICAL OR EMOTIONAL STRESS CAUSES IT TO REACTIVATE AND SPREAD ALONG THE NERVE FIBERS IN YOUR BODY TO AREAS OF YOUR SKIN.

ALMOST 99% OF AMERICANS HAVE HAD CHICKENPOX BY THE TIME THEY’RE 40, SO MOST AMERICANS ARE AT RISK FOR DEVELOPING SHINGLES LATER IN LIFE.

WHO SHOULD GET THE VACCINE? THE VACCINE IS RECOMMENDED FOR ANYONE OVER THE AGE OF 60. EVEN IF YOU'VE HAD SHINGLES GETTING THE VACCINE COULD MAKE FUTURE RECURRENCES LESS SEVERE.

OUR PHARMACIST IS ALWAYS READY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU’VE GOT ON THE SHINGLES VACCINE. JUST ASK!