Shingles - VEC Vaccine Notes | Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Charlotte Moser, Co-Director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, talks about shingles and the vaccine that protects against it. She also addresses common questions and discusses the relative risks and benefits of the disease and vaccine. Watch the episode to find out: Why the shingles rash tends to appear in certain places on the body Details about the length and severity of pain associated with shingles About how the virus is transmitted to others during an episode of shingles The differences between the current vaccine and an earlier version that is no longer available in the U.S. What we know about the potential for shingles vaccine to decrease the risk for dementia To learn more about shingles and the vaccine to prevent it, please visit https://bit.ly/vec-shingles. Questions? Submit the VEC Vaccine Notes form, https://bit.ly/contact-vec-vaccine-notes. For other vaccines, diseases or general questions about vaccines, check out https://vaccine.chop.edu. Subscribe to our Parents PACK newsletter, https://bit.ly/3KfLUoO.