Shingles is more common in older people, but children can also get it. About half of people over the age of 80 have the condition. Statistics say shingles also develop in about 10 per cent of ...

Although the recently licensed shingles vaccine is recommended for older people (age, ≥60), some patients ask, "How likely am I to get shingles?" before deciding whether to be vaccinated.

Older Americans already dread shingles ... but that wasn't true for women. How might the shingles virus harm the brain?

Being vaccinated against shingles may also help delay ... diagnosis of dementia than those who had the older vaccine The benefits were greater for women Study author Prof Paul Harrison said ...

Started just itching - very itchy... A couple of days after the blisters, I went to the doctor and yeah, they diagnosed shingles.” That is Pamela, a woman who developed shingles in her late 50s.

To combat the rising cases of shingles, a particular scourge for older adults, the health ministry will add its vaccination to the national immunization program, starting in fiscal 2025.

Shingles is an extremely painful condition which can develop after a chicken pox infection. One in four people get it in their lifetime, and the complications increase the older you are.

To address a growing number of shingles cases among older adults, Japan’s Health Ministry will integrate the shingles vaccine into its national immunisation programme from 2025. Experts estimate ...