Shingles vaccine

  • Talk to your Doctor about shingles vaccines

  • About 1 in 3 people will develop shingles in their lifetime, regardless of how healthy they may feel.

  • Anyone who has had chickenpox can develop shingles, especially people over 50, those with a weakened immune system, and those who had chickenpox in their first year of life.

  • Nearly all adults 50 years and older already carry the inactive virus that causes shingles.

  • The likelihood of painful complications from shingles increases with age.