Shingles vaccine

Shingles Prevention

Vaccination is the best way to prevent shingles and complications. Shingles occurs only in people who’s had chickenpox. Indeed, shingles results from the reactivation of the chickenpox virus, as if it woke up in a nerve. Shingles occur at any age, but it’s most common in people older than 50.

It is estimated that nearly 1 in 3 people will experience SHINGLES in their lifetime.

A person with shingles can not pass the shingles. However, a person who is not immune to chickenpox can be infected through direct contact with open sores of shingles rash and once infected, the person will develop chickenpox. Shingles ahs been described as a nerve pain that can last for months or even years.