May 15, 2008
CDC recommends shingles vaccine for age 60 and up
“It is a nasty, life-altering affliction. Although the vaccine is not perfect, it's pretty good”
U.S. health officials on Thursday recommended that people 60 and older get Merck & Co Inc's vaccine Zostavax to protect against shingles, a viral infection that causes a painful, blistering rash. via Reuters
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