This weekâs âNew England Journal of Medicine,â arguably the most prestigious medical journal in America, has an article and an editorial about a new shingles vaccine for adults. Shingles most commonly occurs when the chicken pox vaccine is reactivated in older adults. It is painful but rarely dangerous.
The editorial supporting the vaccineâs use is written by Dr. Ann Arvin.
Merck, the vaccineâs manufacturer, supplied almost all the funding for the $30 million study.
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