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Chickenpox Vaccine May Up Shingles in Elderly

Chickenpox Vaccine May Up Shingles in Elderly

with Comments by Sherri Tenpenny, DO LONDON (Reuters Health) – Scientists said on Thursday that vaccinating children against chickenpox (varicella) could increase the risk that adults would develop shingles, a painful blistering rash that is potentially dangerous in the elderly. The team, at Britain’s Public Health Laboratory Service (PHLS), said that although vaccination would save thousands [...]