A study of more than one million people found the shingles vaccine may lower the risk of heart disease and stroke for up to ...

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A routine vaccination recommended for adults over 50 might be doing double duty in protecting our health. Recent research ...

Wen: Similar to other vaccines, the Shingrix vaccine can lead to ... 1933 — were eligible for the shingles shots. People born before that date were ineligible. This rule set up a fascinating ...

It’s since been swapped for Shingrix, a two-shot recombinant zoster vaccine containing ... the body for years after exposure before it reactivates into shingles, you don’t need a history ...