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Shingles vaccine and the price of preventive care
by Shantanu Nundy, MD
They say an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, but is that still true in today’s money? Recently I had an illuminating conversation with a patient that got me thinking about how I may try to answer this question. This is the first in a short series on the price of preventive health care.
Mr. GR, as I will call him, had recently turned 60 years young. Though he had been in good health, the notion that he was “getting old” was beginning to settle in, and so Mr. GR came to me interested in finding out what more he could do to stay healthy. In discussing various preventive health measures, I pointed out that he would benefit from getting vaccinated against shingles.
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12 comments | Tags: Drugs, Patient, Primary care | Category: Diagnosis and treatment
Shingles are a type of contagious disease which is the other name of herpes. The vaccine for shingles is beneficial especially in those who had chickenpox any time in childhood.