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Shingles plummets among younger adults but is mysteriously rising in another group

Shingles plummets among younger adults but is mysteriously rising in another group
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The chickenpox vaccine appears to protect against shingles, according to a large new analysis. Anyone who got infected with chickenpox as a child is at risk of later developing shingles, a painful, blistering rash that usually appears on one side of the body. For unknown reasons, cases of shingle...

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