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Whose vaccine became the first successful way to prevent shingles in older adults?
Quick Answer
The first shingles vaccine, Zostavax, was developed by a team at Merck and licensed in 2006. It was later followed by newer, more effective recombinant vaccines.
The Full Story
Shingles vaccines came much later than many childhood immunizations because shingles is a reactivation of the chickenpox virus later in life. The first vaccine, Zostavax, was licensed in 2006 and helped reduce the risk of shingles in older adults. It used a higher dose of the same virus family used in the chickenpox vaccine approach. Later recombinant vaccines, such as Shingrix, were shown to provide stronger protection.
Key Facts
1.2006: first shingles vaccine licensed
2.Targets reactivation of varicella-zoster virus
3.Shingles can cause severe nerve pain
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