Zostavax is a vaccine used to prevent shingles in people over 50 years of age. Shingles is a condition that affects adults who have previously had chicken pox infection (either from vaccination or wild disease). It is caused by the same virus as chicken pox. Zostavax boosts an individual’s immunity to chicken pox, and in doing so helps to prevent shingles.
For more information, see Zostavax Powder for Injection.
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