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By LISA RUSSELL
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GROWING
Shingles vaccine
recommendation
Shingles, a painful reactivation of the
chicken pox virus decades after the initial
illness, is all too common in adults over 50.
One in three people will develop shingles
in their lives, and the risk increases with
age.
A painful rash that typically develops in
a stripe pattern on one side of the face or
body, shingles is often preceded by tingling,
pain or itching in the area where the rash
soon develops. The rash consists of blisters
that usually scab over in seven to 10 days,
and clears up completely within a month.
However, some people continue to experience
nerve pain, called post-herpetic neuralgia,
for months after the shingles rash is
gone. In others, shingles can develop in the
eye, causing intense pain and loss of vision.
An initial vaccine to prevent shingles,
called Zostavax, became available in 2006.
It was approved for use in people over 50,
but health experts didn’t recommend getting
Zostavax until age 60, due to its effectiveness
level [it is 64 percent effective at
preventing shingles in people ages 60-69]
and the fact that its protection lessens significantly
over time.
In late 2017, a new vaccine called Shingrix
was approved by the FDA. Shortly
afterward, the U.S. Advisory Committee on
Immunization Practices [ACIP] officially
recommended Shingrix for adults over age
50. The committee also recommended that
those who have already received Zostavax
be revaccinated with Shingrix.
Earlier this year, the U.S. Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention [CDC]
also gave its final recommendation to
Shingrix over Zostavax to prevent shingles.
A new, highly effective vaccine to prevent
shingles is now universally recommended for
adults over 50.
The CDC recommends that healthy adults
50 years and older get two doses of Shingrix
separated by two to six months.
Shingrix has been shown to be more than
90 percent effective against both shingles
and post-herpetic neuralgia, and protection
remains at a level above 85 percent for at
least four years following vaccination.
According to the CDC, Zostavax may
still be used to prevent shingles in healthy
adults age 60 and over, in cases where an
individual may be allergic to the Shingrix
vaccine or needs immediate vaccination
and Shingrix is not available. There is no
upper age limit for receiving either vaccine.
Walk faster, live longer
Walking is great exercise no matter what
your age, but its low-impact benefits make
walking a top workout choice among older
adults. Now, new research conducted at
the University of Sydney in Australia sug-
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