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In response to
"My doctor told me all about this last week. It's great news since my father and grandmother had Shingles. -- nm"
by
David
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I have heard it is one of the most painful things a person can feel. The old vaccine only gave 5 years of protection and only 18% effective aged 80+ -- (edited)
Posted by
Bacon (aka redmond)
Feb 7 '18, 19:00
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where this is 90% effective in that age group and the protection lasts far longer
It's a wonderful medical advance. Yay science
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