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February, 2011
 
 
 

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Few Older Adults Receive Herpes Zoster Vaccination

Although the herpes zoster vaccine was approved for prevention of shingles by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2006 and recommended for adults aged 60 and older, uptake for the preventive vaccine remains well under 10 percent, according to research published in the February issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

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