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May 15, 2008, 3:49:34 PM5/15/08
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CDC Recommends Seniors Get Vaccines

Reuters | The CDC said it is recommending a single dose of Zostavax for
people age 60 and older.

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CDC Recommends Seniors Get Vaccines

Reuters
May 15, 2008

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
on Thursday recommended that people ages 60 and above should get Merck & Co
Inc’s vaccine Zostavax to protect against shingles.

The CDC said the recommendation replaces a provisional one it made in 2006
after the vaccine was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and
recommended by a CDC advisory panel of immunization experts.

Shingles is a viral infection caused by the varicella-zoster virus, the same
one that causes chicken pox.

There is no cure for shingles, which causes a painful, blistering rash.
After a person has had chicken pox, the virus remains dormant in the body,
and years later can reactivate as shingles.

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