Varicella–Zoster Virus Vaccine — Grown-ups Need It, Too

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A few years ago, I had zoster (shingles) — no surprise, since I was over 60 years of age, and zoster is usually a disease of later life. Fortunately, both the rash and the pain disappeared within a few days. I was grateful not to have to endure the dreaded chronic pain of postherpetic neuralgia, which can last for months or years, and there was no complicating zoster paresis, myelopathy, or vasculopathy. I recalled my first encounter with varicella–zoster virus (VZV) as a child with varicella (chickenpox); I had to stay home from school for nearly a week (not so . . .