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Vaccines Recommended for Baby. . . Boomers

The new shingles vaccine Zostavax, approved by the FDA in 2006 is now on the CDC's official list of recommended vaccines for people aged 60 and older. The infection, related to the chicken pox virus, causes severe and chronic pain in adults and poses a increasing risk of complications in individuals beginning at age 50. The idea of a new vaccine for baby-boomers (as opposed to babies) seems to be catching on; my pharmacy is out of stock and added my name to a waiting list of 80. So get in line.