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âIn a clinical trial involving thousands of adults 60 years old or older, Zostavax reduced the risk of shingles by about half (51%) and the risk of post-herpetic neuralgia by 67%. While the vaccine was most effective in people 60-69 years old it also provided some protection for older groups.Research suggests that the shingles vaccine is effective for at least six years, but may last longer. Ongoing studies are being conducted to determine how long the vaccine protects against shingles.â.. I am totally confused about the shingles vaccine. I was immunized three years ago at a cost of $220. Since I did not have insurance at the time I had to pay for the shot out of pocket. Now I read that protection from the vaccine wanes over time.
There already is a vaccine against shingles, but its effectiveness is limited. The new study found that the experimental vaccine protected about 90 percent of adults age 70 and up. And the effects were still apparent four years later. By comparison, the existing vaccine, Zostavax, cuts the risk of shingles by about half. And immunity wanes within five years, according to the CDC. The study results were published in the Sept. 15 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. Researchers called the results of the new vaccine trial very encouraging. This will hopefully have a high level of efficacy [effectiveness] and a long duration, said Dr. Len Friedland, vice president of scientific affairs at GlaxoSmithKline's Vaccines North America, which is developing the vaccine. A more effective shingles vaccine would be welcome, said Dr. Kathleen Neuzil, director of the University of Maryland's Center for Vaccine Development, in Baltimore. Shingles is a ...