There’s so much talk about vaccines these days, it’s helpful to review which ones are the most proven and recommended, and when we should get them. One important vaccine your healthcare provider may ...

A 65-year-old male requests a zoster immunization because his spouse has come down with shingles. He does not have symptoms of varicella or zoster and is unsure if he had chickenpox as a child or ...

One out of every three adults around the world will develop shingles — a reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus. The varicella-zoster virus is the same virus that causes chickenpox. Adults ages 50 ...

Among older adults who received at least one dose of the recombinant shingles vaccine, vaccine effectiveness against any herpes zoster-related outcome was 56.1%. Getting a second dose yielded a ...

It’s a rite of passage — or probably should be — for adults upon reaching 50 years of age: getting vaccinated for shingles. Currently, the two-dose Shingrix vaccine, which is the only shingles vaccine ...

For decades, researchers have searched for a way to slow or prevent dementia. Despite countless studies, solutions remain scarce. But now, a common shingles vaccine might provide an unexpected answer.

Older U.S. adults who received the recombinant shingles vaccine had a lower incidence rate of dementia than their peers. Receiving the recombinant zoster vaccine also was linked to reduced risks of ...

Mounting evidence suggests that vaccination against the varicella zoster virus—which causes chickenpox in children and triggers shingles in adults—also protects the brain. Several recent studies ...

Vaccination against shingles increased among adults age 50 and older in the U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic, but not equally across all population groups. That’s the key finding from a new study my ...

The varicella-zoster virus causes both chickenpox and shingles infections. Initially, the virus causes a chickenpox infection. If it reactivates later, shingles can develop. The chickenpox vaccine ...

I recently reached the age when my primary care doctor recommended that I get the shingles vaccine. As a physician, I know shingles is a painful and debilitating disease and that the vaccine works.