03/11/2026
Shingles can be a serious medical issue. Shingles vaccination is the only way to protect against shingles and postherpetic neuralgia (PHN), the most common complication from shingles. CDC recommends that healthy adults 50 years and older get two doses of the shingles vaccine called Shingrix (recombinant zoster vaccine), separated by 2 to 6 months, to prevent shingles and the complications from the disease. Your doctor or pharmacist can give you Shingrix as a shot in your upper arm.
Shingrix provides strong protection against shingles and PHN. Two doses of Shingrix is more than 90% effective at preventing shingles and PHN. Protection stays above 85% for at least the first four years after you get vaccinated. Shingrix is the preferred vaccine, over Zostavax® (zoster vaccine live), a shingles vaccine in use since 2006. Zostavax may still be used to prevent shingles in healthy adults 60 years and older. For example, you could use Zostavax if a person is allergic to Shingrix, prefers Zostavax, or requests immediate vaccination and Shingrix is unavailable.
READ FULL ARTICLE FROM THE CDC:
https://www.cdc.gov/.../shingles/public/shingrix/index.html
If you would like to get vaccinated for Shingles with Shingrix, Prater's Pharmacy offers this vaccine at any of our three (3) locations: Webb City, Seneca or Sarcoxie. Just call, message or come by to find out all you need to know. This vaccination is covered by Medicare Part D (copayment may apply) and most private insurance companies.
