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davebtelford · 12-05-2013, 14:03

Talking vaccines - I see the the NHS is going to start vaccinating against shingles, but only on 70, 78 and 79 year-olds to begin with. Seems like a totally half-arsed way of going about protecting people against what can be a very nasty condition. A couple of my relatives had shingles and were very poorly. The vaccine has been in use in USA and Canada for years. Our Govt. were slow off the mark in committing to it and supplies are not unlimited. I think I will get it done privately - £180.

12-05-2013, 14:03	#304
davebtelford Full Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 293 Liked: 46 times Rep Power: 0	Re: vaccine shot Talking vaccines - I see the the NHS is going to start vaccinating against shingles, but only on 70, 78 and 79 year-olds to begin with. Seems like a totally half-arsed way of going about protecting people against what can be a very nasty condition. A couple of my relatives had shingles and were very poorly. The vaccine has been in use in USA and Canada for years. Our Govt. were slow off the mark in committing to it and supplies are not unlimited. I think I will get it done privately - £180.