Are shingles more common now?

Once someone recovers from chickenpox, the virus remains dormant, but can reactivate years later, causing shingles, which is characterized by a painful rash, often on one side of the face or body. read more

Shingles probably are more common now, because people now in their 50's, 60's, and 70's lived in an era when there were no vaccinations for chickenpox, and many more people live to that age now than did when they/we were younger. read more

The most common side effects of either shingles vaccine are redness, pain, tenderness, swelling and itching at the injection site, and headaches. As with the chickenpox vaccine, the shingles vaccine doesn't guarantee you won't get shingles. read more

Due to children being vaccinated against a common, childhood illness, decreased natural immunity will cause folks to be more susceptible to develop shingles! Mercola goes on to say, “So as chickenpox rates have declined, shingles rates have begun to rise, and there is mounting evidence that an epidemic of shingles is developing in America from the mass, mandatory use of the chickenpox vaccine by all children. read more

Mercola goes on to say, “So as chickenpox rates have declined, shingles rates have begun to rise, and there is mounting evidence that an epidemic of shingles is developing in America from the mass, mandatory use of the chickenpox vaccine by all children.” There’s much more to the article that you can read for yourself on today’s link. read more