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A friend recently had a painful outbreak of shingles. How can I avoid that condition? —F.J.S., Franklin, N.C.
If you're age 60 or older, you can get the shingles vaccine. About one in four adults who've had chicken pox will eventually experience shingles, a painful, blistering rash that occurs when the herpes zoster virus—which lies dormant in the body after a case of the pox—is reactivated by weakened immunity from age, disease, or another factor. The vaccine cuts your risk of a first outbreak in half, and reduces discomfort by about two-thirds in the event you do get shingles. (The odds of a second outbreak are much smaller, only about 1 in 20.) Your doctor should be able to provide the shot, which costs about $150 and is partly covered by most forms of insurance.
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