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| Scientists Crack A 50-Year-Old Mystery About The Measles Vaccine May 07, 2015 8:58 PM ET | |
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| Topic Started: May 9 2015, 06:57 AM (636 Views) | |
| FuzzyO | May 10 2015, 12:22 PM Post #16 |
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Yeah, it's expensive, but I think I am going to get it. My mother had shingles and it was pretty awful for her. |
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| campy | May 10 2015, 12:44 PM Post #17 |
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Excerpt Anyone trying to decide also faces a paradox: advancing age increases the likelihood of getting shingles itself but the effectiveness of the vaccine also decreases with age. According to the drug company's own research: The vaccine cuts the risk of illness by half for those in their 60s. Between the ages of 70 to 79, the effectiveness falls to 41 per cent. For those 80 years and older, the effectiveness is less than 20 per cent. |
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| FuzzyO | May 10 2015, 01:39 PM Post #18 |
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I'm still in my 60s, so it may afford some protection for awhile. |
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| Dialtone | May 10 2015, 02:31 PM Post #19 |
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When we got our flu shot, I asked the pharmacist about the shingles vaccine. He said he wouldn't recommend it. It is expensive, there is no guarantee of protection, in some situations can increase the risk, and the hype you see on commercials are just that, meant to sell a product. |
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| FuzzyO | May 10 2015, 02:50 PM Post #20 |
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Good to know! |
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| Kahu | May 11 2015, 12:56 AM Post #21 |
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It's not covered here either ... it's not one on the free oldies list here. At NZ$270 each I think it's worth it.
The advice I got from our GP was that it was at least 75% effective against a shingles infection, but it was possible that you may develop a less virulent form of shingles. She said that it was expensive and not on the free list, but she and her husband had had the vaccination, because close relatives of hers had developed shingles in later life which caused tremendous stress. Edited by Kahu, May 11 2015, 01:07 AM.
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| Dana | May 11 2015, 04:55 AM Post #22 |
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Since paying for and receiving the shot myself I have not had another bout of shingles. That's three years clear now after 5 yrs in a row of spring episodes of shingles. I am in my 60's. I keep wondering if it's the sun exposure in spring that brings it on as some say the sun can do. 017 Edited by Dana, May 11 2015, 04:56 AM.
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| Olive Oil | May 12 2015, 04:03 AM Post #23 |
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I've had shingles but when we checked into the vaccine for DH, his doctor said he wouldn't advise it. DH was 67-68. |
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