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June 18th, 2008 at 06:13 pm

Ever heard of it? It is a shot you get that can prevent shingles. I just took an online survey about it. I don't go to the doctor very much, but I think I will ask him about it next time. Anyway, I earned 50 cents and learned something at the same time.
I got a dividend check in the mail yesterday from Tim Horton for $15. I will add that to my challenge money.
Prev. total $15,633.00
today 15.00
new total $15,648.00

5 Responses to “zostavax”

  1. JanH Says:
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    My inlaws were talking about that this last week. I didn't know the name of it. They are going to get it since it is offered to those over 60. My grandma had shingles, and I think I would rather try the shot myself in the future.

  2. nance Says:
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    My doctor just talked to me about it today. It costs $200.00 and insurance doesn't pay for it! He said he had two young patients that had shingles last year, one eight and one eleven!

  3. disneysteve Says:
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    nance - Some insurances do pay for the vaccine though I don't think straight Medicare does.

    As for kids getting shingles, that is very unusual, especially now that we vaccinate kids against chickenpox (same as shingles). I wonder if those kids had been vaccinated.

  4. Aleta Says:
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    Something that I love about doing surveys is all of the new information you learn. I pay more attention now to ads than I did before doing surveys.

    That new vaccine is going to bring relief to those who have been afraid of getting shingles. My uncle had shingles and really suffered from it.

  5. Dave Says:
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    I would like to point out, that Zostavax can cause shingles. I was a healthy 64 year old male who received the Zostavax vaccine on 2/5/08. Ten days later, my doctor diagnosed me with "classic shingles". He put me on Valtrex for 7 days and I was still (1 month later) suffering with red spots on my (right) chest, pain in my right arm and shoulder, and severe itching. I notified Merck and my doctor also did! I read Merck's "double blind" studies, and nowhere does it simply say: this vaccine can cause you to contract shingles. I have all the documentation as well as pictures. Please caution anyone who wants to gamble with their health.

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