[Smokin' Joe]

Ping...

...vaccine to prevent shingles, available to older adults since 2006, can cut the likelihood of a shingles attack in half. However, according to a recent study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, only a small percentage of older people receive the shot, principally because of cost, lack of insurance reimbursement and shortage of supply.

First I'd heard of this...maybe I'm not alone.

[trisham]

I’ve had it twice since December. I had no idea what it was the first time around.

[Mears]

I had shingles last fall and when I went to my longtime M.D. she said,”Didn’t you have the shingles shot?”. I said I had never heard of it and it would have been nice if she had mentioned it.

I found out later that at least 1/2 of my friends had received it.

Needless to say,I was annoyed.

[decimon]

First I'd heard of this...maybe I'm not alone.

I hadn't. I've also not had shingles.

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!