Merck’s Shingles Vaccine Not Reaching Enough U.S. Adults
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Too few American adults have been vaccinated for shingles, the painful sibling to chicken pox, according to research that calls for efforts to increase the U.S.-recommended inoculation.
Fewer than 2 of 10 Americans ages 60 and older have been vaccinated, while the rate is less than half that for those in their 50s, according to a study presented today at the annual Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy in Denver.