THE SHINGLES VACCINE: MEDICARE PART D PAYS FOR IT
A REALLY NASTY VIRUS
When I was 21 years old I had an outbreak of shingles. To this day, it is the most painful medical memory of my life. I still have the physical scars from it.
I was surprised to learn that shingles is usually considered a disease of middle age and the elderly. The incidence of shingles seems to decrease after the age of 80. The bad news is that the entire Baby Boomer population is ripe for getting this virus. The good news is that there is a vaccine for it that… More
