When we heard that 1 out of 3 people 60 years old and older 
get shingles...we got the shingles vaccine!

What is shingles?
Shingles is a disease that causes a painful, blistering rash. One in five people with shingles will have severe, long-term pain after the rash heals. 

Almost all older adults can get shingles. About one in three people will develop the disease during their lifetime.

Shingles is more common and more serious in older adults. Nearly 1 million Americans get shingles every year and about half of them are 60 years old and older.

How can the risk of shingles and long-term pain from shingles be reduced?

A new vaccine against shingles has been developed and is recommended for people 60 years old and older.

You can reduce your risk of shingles and long-term pain by getting the vaccine.

In a clinical trial involving people 60 years old and older, the shingles vaccine prevented long-term pain in two out of three people who got vaccinated and prevented the disease in about half of them.

Reduce YOUR risk of shingles. GET VACCINATED.

For more information, ask your healthcare provider, call 800-CDC-INFO (800-232-4636), or visit www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd-vac/shingles/default.htm.

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This document can be found on the CDC website at:
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/downloads/f_imz_shingles_508.rtf