I turned 50 during the pandemic and, like most people, I put off all nonessential health care, including my shingles vaccine. Big mistake. When the telltale red bumps of shingles cropped up on my face ...

Emotional and social stress can also be a trigger ... says he gets asked a lot from younger people if they should get the shingles vaccine. He tells them it isn’t recommended or necessary ...

The reactivation of VZV develops in phases: A person cannot get shingles from someone with shingles. However, the virus that causes both shingles and chickenpox can be passed to someone who has never ...

The rash is limited to one side of the face or one side of the body. The rash looks like clusters of tiny blisters. Shingles is sometimes confused with other skin conditions, such as: Can you get eye ...

If someone who’s never had chickenpox comes in direct contact with the rash, they may get chickenpox. You can see what a shingles rash looks like here. A reactivation of the varicella-zoster ...

AND I’LL TELL YOU, AS WE ALL SAW, THE ROADS MELT AND THEN REFREEZE THIS OVERNIGHT INTO THIS MORNING, THE SAME THING’S KIND OF ...

Sometimes patients can get the virus again, although it’s often milder the second time around because of the added protection. Patients who get shingles can still receive the vaccine ...

Original Medicare (Part A and Part B) doesn’t cover the shingles vaccine. Medicare Advantage or Medicare Part D plans may cover the costs of the shingles vaccine. The Centers for Disease Control ...

In most cases, that would mean having chickenpox, but some people who are vaccinated against chickenpox can still get shingles years later, Curhan said. “Shingles is much less common after ...

Other symptoms include headache, chills, and upset stomach. Shingles is caused by the Varicella Zoster virus, the same virus that causes chickenpox. Only someone who has had chickenpox or has received ...

Although the recently licensed shingles vaccine is recommended for older people (age, ≥60), some patients ask, "How likely am I to get shingles?" before deciding whether to be vaccinated.

As you say, not all trials found a benefit, but the largest trial found that intrathecal injections — which are similar to ...