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CDC: Shingles shots urged for those 60 and up Thursday, May 15, 2008 16:37 EDT ATLANTA, GEORGIA -- People 60 and older should get a one-time shingles shot that can help prevent the painful rash, U.S. health officials are recommending. There's a 50-50 chance the shot will prevent shingles for those 60 and up, though the odds get worse the older you get. But shingles can be severe for some people, and the government believes it's worth the $160-per-dose cost. Caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox, shingles is a blistering skin rash most common in older people. It usually ends after four weeks, but one in five victims develop long-term nerve pain. Other complications include scarring and loss of vision or hearing. The chickenpox infects about 95% of Americans, although some suffer mild illness and may not know they've had it. As many as one in three infected people develop shingles later in life. Even those who have already had shingles should get the shot if they are over 60, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. The vaccination was recommended by an influential government advisory panel in 2006. The CDC officially adopted the recommendation this week. The announcement should encourage more doctors to give the shot and lead more private insurers to pay for it, said Kelley Dougherty of Merck & Co., the drug company that makes the only available shingles vaccine. About 2.5 million doses have already been distributed. ... I have an atomic powered caveman club with a big nail in the end. ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.12 Personally I would be the first to line up for this - even before age 60. It took almost a year for my immune system to rebuild and the pain to fully go away. That was even with the anti-viral med which we got into me really quickly. I was even on maximum gabapentin because of the neuropathic damage already and it was already painful. I would be there in a heartbeat if I could. Kelly > CDC: Shingles shots urged for those 60 and up > Thursday, May 15, 2008 16:37 EDT [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > ... I have an atomic powered caveman club with a big nail in the end. > ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.12 Kelly, Are you not able to get this vaccine because of the reaction you had to the enbrel? . . . . Donna . . . . 1.) ANGELS EXIST, but some times, since they don't all have wings, we call them FRIENDS...... 2.) J.K.M.A. It has not been approved yet in Canada Donna. Will be interesting to see how long it takes. I have had shingles in the last 2 years so..... Kelly > Kelly, > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > 2.) J.K.M.A. It seems to me I heard somewhere that Kelly wrote in article <0e5Xj.139835$rd2.69969@pd7urf3no>: >Personally I would be the first to line up for this - even before age 60. >It took almost a year for my immune system to rebuild and the pain to fully >go away. That was even with the anti-viral med which we got into me really >quickly. I was even on maximum gabapentin because of the neuropathic damage >already and it was already painful. >I would be there in a heartbeat if I could. My father in law was one of the unfortunate one in five who never recover. He suffered, most of the time intensely, for many years and never got more than moderate relief right up to his death. I suggest that anyone eligible should get the shot. >> CDC: Shingles shots urged for those 60 and up >> Thursday, May 15, 2008 16:37 EDT >> ATLANTA, GEORGIA -- People 60 and older should get a one-time shingles >> shot that can help prevent the painful rash, U.S. health officials are >> recommending. >> There's a 50-50 chance the shot will prevent shingles for those 60 and up, >> though the odds get worse the older you get. But shingles can be severe >> for some people, and the government believes it's worth the $160-per-dose >> cost. >> Caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox, shingles is a blistering >> skin rash most common in older people. It usually ends after four weeks, >> but one in five victims develop long-term nerve pain. Other complications >> include scarring and loss of vision or hearing. >> The chickenpox infects about 95% of Americans, although some suffer mild >> illness and may not know they've had it. As many as one in three infected >> people develop shingles later in life. >> Even those who have already had shingles should get the shot if they are >> over 60, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. >> The vaccination was recommended by an influential government advisory >> panel in 2006. The CDC officially adopted the recommendation this week. >> The announcement should encourage more doctors to give the shot and lead >> more private insurers to pay for it, said Kelley Dougherty of Merck & Co., [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >> ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.12 >  SignatureDon Kirkman > It seems to me I heard somewhere that Kelly wrote in article > <0e5Xj.139835$rd2.69969@pd7urf3no>: [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > should > get the shot. Oh, oh oh oh,,,,, I am getting a look at the complete end of the line,,,, the how bad it can be,,,, I will take my day and make the best of it knowing it could be worse..... What is it about a virus that man can not handle? All of science can not be the better of?????? Oooh, but we can handle what God can not with the weather,,,, the warming of the earth,,,, and we can not handle what a virus can do..... shingles,,, some types of cancer,,, whatever... Smile,,,, deal,,, live with it,,,, Grrrr. So it goes. Harv Harv, I don't think you mean this the way it sounds. "Oooh, but we can handle what God can not ", because there's nothing God can't handle. Gwen > It seems to me I heard somewhere that Kelly wrote in article > <0e5Xj.139835$rd2.69969@pd7urf3no>: [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > should > get the shot. Oh, oh oh oh,,,,, I am getting a look at the complete end of the line,,,, the how bad it can be,,,, I will take my day and make the best of it knowing it could be worse..... What is it about a virus that man can not handle? All of science can not be the better of?????? Oooh, but we can handle what God can not with the weather,,,, the warming of the earth,,,, and we can not handle what a virus can do..... shingles,,, some types of cancer,,, whatever... Smile,,,, deal,,, live with it,,,, Grrrr. So it goes. Harv > Harv, I don't think you mean this the way it sounds. "Oooh, but we can > handle what God can not ", because there's nothing God can't handle. > Gwen I meant that as in some of those storms have a will of their own. How and where they go,,,, what they do to who. We call it nature. I do not think of it as being controlled by our all powerful God but as you say,,, all things can be. Harv Ps got any more thoughts on this. >> Harv, I don't think you mean this the way it sounds. "Oooh, but we can >> handle what God can not ", because there's nothing God can't handle. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Ps > got any more thoughts on this. soulutions Well,,,,, got any answers,, Thoughts on free will,,,, how the power of God changes what takes place in our world?????? Or do you just like to step on someone that thinks deep into what takes place in our world. Gwen,,,,, are you there? Harv I'm here now, Harv. Have been on the go most of today. Had over 1,000 emails first time I checked. I hope I haven't stepped on you; certainly didn't mean to do so. I really don't have any idea how much God controls the storms, etc. I know He can if He wants to. It is just like when a young child gets sick and dies and we wonder why. We do know however that sin caused us to have problems and diseases, which in a way explains the child's death. But I just have to wonder how Gwen much God controls the weather. Does He just let it go and take it's own course always, or does he sometimes direct it? You got me--let's ask him when we die on earth and get to Heaven! "Harvey R. Stone" <hrstone@swbell.net> wrote in message news:7SBXj.2446$hJ5.1472@nlpi068.nbdc.sbc.com... > <sweetpickleNO@SPAMknology.net> wrote in message > news:c25bd$482e295b$45491df5$28366@KNOLOGY.NET... [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > Ps > got any more thoughts on this. soulutions Well,,,,, got any answers,, Thoughts on free will,,,, how the power of God changes what takes place in our world?????? Or do you just like to step on someone that thinks deep into what takes place in our world. Gwen,,,,, are you there? Harv I asked my RD about getting this and he said I wasn't a candidate because it is a live virus and the risk was not worth it for those with suppressed immune systems. I have had them once and frankly don't want them again... Oh well Duckie > CDC: Shingles shots urged for those 60 and up > Thursday, May 15, 2008 16:37 EDT [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > ... I have an atomic powered caveman club with a big nail in the end. > ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.12 >I asked my RD about getting this and he said I wasn't a candidate >because it is a live virus and the risk was not worth it for those with >suppressed immune systems. I have had them once and frankly don't want >them again... Oh well >Duckie My DH is in the same boat, however, because he has had shingles in the past, and quite severely on a couple of occasions, he takes 1 gram of Valtrex on a daily basis, as a prophylactic measure. So far, knock on wood, it seems to be doing the job. He is on Remicade, Prednisone, leflunomide for his RA, and a bunch of other medications for other things going on. KarenF LOL,,,,:-) Now you tell me.... Harv > CDC: Shingles shots urged for those 60 and up > Thursday, May 15, 2008 16:37 EDT [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > ... I have an atomic powered caveman club with a big nail in the end. > ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.12
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