Does the chickenpox vaccine (Varivax) prevent shingles?
November 2003
Does the chickenpox vaccine (Varivax) prevent shingles?
Shingles is due to reactivation of the chickenpox virus (varicella zoster) that remains in the body.
It usually occurs in older adults because their immunity wanes and the virus multiplies. But shingles can also occur in kids.
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