What Are the Dangers of Shingles Vaccine?
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), adults over the age of 60 should get the shingles vaccine to protect themselves from reactivation of the chickenpox, or varicella-zoster, virus. Shingles is a painful, viral skin infection that can occur in adults who had chicken pox as children. The virus can stay latent in the body for years, and then become reactivated, causing shingles. Before receiving this immunization, however, adults should consult a physician to discuss the potential dangers of the shingles vaccine.
