age for shingles vaccine
people 60 years of age or older should get shingles vaccine they should get the vaccine whether or not they recall having had chickenpox which is caused by the same virus as shingles studies show that more than 99 % of americans aged 40 and older have had chickenpox even if they don t remember getting the disease march 24 2011 people age 50 and older can now get merck s zostavax shingles vaccine the fda today ruled the vaccine already was approved for people age 60 and older the approval is based on a merck clinical trial that showed the vaccine to be about 70 % effective in preventing shingles in the younger age group from september 1 2015 the shingles vaccine will be offered routinely to people aged 70 and as a catch up to those aged 78 you become eligible for the vaccine on the first day of september 2015 after you ve turned 70 or 78 and remain so until the last day of august 2016 the shingles vaccine zostavax is recommended for adults age 60 and older whether they ve already had shingles or not although the vaccine is approved for people age 50 and older the centers for disease control and prevention isn t recommending it until you reach age 60 cdc recommends that people 60 years old and older get shingles vaccine to prevent shingles and phn shingles vaccine has been used since 2006 zostavax is the only shingles vaccine currently approved for use in the united states this vaccine reduces the risk of developing shingles by 51 % and phn by 67 % march 24 2011 people age 50 and older can now get merck s zostavax shingles vaccine the fda today ruled the vaccine already was approved for people age 60 and older the vaccine already was approved for people age 60 and older the approval is based on a merck clinical trial that showed the vaccine to be about 70 % effective in preventing shingles in the younger age group even people who already have had shingles can get it again their risk of a second case is about the same as the risk of getting a first case the biggest drawback to zostavax is its cost the catalog price is about $ 161 50 about 10 to 20 times the cost of flu vaccine zostavax the shingles vaccine reduced the risk of shingles by 51 % and the risk of post herpetic neuralgia by 67 % based on a large study of more than 38000 adults aged 60 years or older protection from shingles vaccine lasts about 5 years the decision on when to get vaccinated should be made with your healthcare provider shingles vaccine is approved by the food and drug administration for people aged 50 years and older however cdc does not have a recommendation for routine use of shingles vaccine in people 50 through 59 years old
50 and above