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Shingles vaccine may also reduce stroke risk - Science Daily, 2/12/20 -
"Receiving the shingles vaccine lowered the risk of
stroke by about 16%, lowered the risk of ischemic (clot-caused) stroke by about
18% and lowered the risk of hemorrhagic (bleeding) stroke by about 12% ... The
vaccine's protection was strongest among people ages 66 to 79 years ... Among
those under the age of 80 years, the shingles vaccine reduced the risk of stroke
by nearly 20% and in those older than 80, reduced the risk by about 10% ... The
reason for increased risk of stroke after a shingles infection may be due to
inflammation caused by the virus"
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New Shingles Vaccine: What
You Need to Know - Medscape, 11/15/19 - "Shingrix
was more than 97% effective at preventing shingles in people 50 and older ... By
contrast, Zostavax cuts the risk of shingles by only 51% ... Due to
higher-than-expected demand, Shingrix has been in short supply ... If Shingrix
isn't available at your pharmacy, ask your doctor about getting the older
Zostavax vaccine in the meantime. Just wait at least 8 weeks after getting
Zostavax to have the Shingrix vaccine ... Shingrix costs $280 for both shots.
Under the Affordable Care Act, all Health Insurance Marketplace plans and most
private health insurance plans will cover Shingrix with no deductibles or
copayments -- as long as you get the vaccine from an in-network provider ... GSK
says the average out-of-pocket cost for people on Medicare Part D is about $50
per dose"
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Why the
latest shingles vaccine is more than 90 percent effective - Science Daily,
3/7/18 - "Our research shows that the vaccine
stimulates your immune system to produce more antibodies and it generates a
24-fold increase in T cells. This is 12 times higher than other less
effective shingles vaccines ... The efficacy is approximately 90% for all
age groups -- even for those over 70 years of age"
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Newer Shingles Vaccine
Cheaper, More Effective - Medscape, 1/3/18
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C.D.C. Panel Recommends a New Shingles Vaccine - NYT, 10/25/17 -
"The decision was made just days after the Food and
Drug Administration announced approval of the new vaccine, called Shingrix
and manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline, for adults ages 50 and older ... The
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices also recommended that adults
who have received the older vaccine get the new one"
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FDA Approves New Shingles Vaccine - WebMD, 10/24/17 -
"the company's Shingrix vaccine prevented shingles
in about 90 percent of people. Merck's Zostavax vaccine is about 50 percent
effective"
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Zoster Vaccine
Shows No Benefit After a Shingles Episode - Science Daily, 6/7/12
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Risk of Shingles Recurrence Is Low - WebMD, 6/5/12
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Shingles Vaccine Deemed Safe in Large Study - WebMD, 4/23/12 -
"analyzed data of 193,083 vaccinated patients aged
50 or older for certain side effects that could be related to the shingles
vaccine ... The researchers found no increased risk in the first six weeks
after vaccination for stroke, heart disease, infections of the brain or
spinal cord or other brain diseases, Bell's palsy, or Ramsay-Hunt syndrome,
which can occur when the virus that causes shingles affects the facial nerve
near an ear"
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New
study alters long-held beliefs about shingles - Science Daily, 2/1/11
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Adults over 60 should get shingles vaccine, CDC recommends - USA Today,
1/11/11 - "Nearly one out of three people in the
U.S. will develop shingles, a painful and potentially serious condition also
known as herpes zoster, the CDC says. Yet only 10% of those 60 and older —
the group most affected by the virus — got the vaccine"
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Pain
of shingles (herpes zoster) significantly interferes with daily life -
Science Daily, 10/4/10
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Shingles May Raise Risk of Stroke - WebMD, 10/8/09
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Pump Away Shingles Pain? - WebMD, 5/6/09
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Oxycodone Effective Against Shingles Pain - Science Daily, 4/6/09
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Arthritis Treatments Raise Shingles Risk - WebMD, 2/17/09
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Family History Ups Shingles Risk - WebMD, 5/16/08
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Age 60 or Older? Get Shingles Vaccine - WebMD, 5/15/08 -
"The shingles vaccine Zostavax is now on the CDC's
official list of recommended vaccines for people aged 60 and older"
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A Vaccine as
an Option to Keep Shingles at Bay - New York Times, 10/2/07
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Shingles Vaccine Proves Painful - washingtonpost.com, 9/25/07
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Shingles Vaccine to Be Routine at 60 - WebMD, 10/25/06
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Reducing Shingles Pain - Physician's Weekly, 7/24/06
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FDA Licenses New Vaccine to Reduce Older Americans' Risk of Shingles -
Doctor's Guide, 5/26/06
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FDA Approves First
Shingles Vaccine - WebMD, 5/25/06
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Antiviral Drugs May Cut Shingles Pain - WebMD, 5/8/06
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FDA to Consider Vaccine Against Shingles - Intelihealth, 12/15/05
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Radiotherapy Offers Option for Relief of Post Herpetic Neuralgia Pain Due to
Shingles- Doctor's Guide, 10/20/05
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Radiation May Wipe Out Shingles' Effects - WebMD, 10/18/05
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A Young Shingle Gal - WashingtonPost.com, 10/4/05
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Study: Steroid Eases Shingles Pain - Intelihealth, 11/24/00
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