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Oct 25, 2006 10:09 am US/Central

Panel Recommends Shingles Vaccines

ATLANTA (AP) ― An influential government advisory panel voted Wednesday to recommend routine vaccines to protect older adults against shingles.

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted to recommend the vaccine for adults 60 and over. The committee's recommendations usually are accepted by federal health officials, and they influence insurance coverage for vaccinations.

Shingles is a painful, blistering skin rash that is most common in people 60 and older. It usually goes away after four weeks, but one in five shingles sufferers develops excruciating long-term nerve pain known as postherpetic neuralgia. Complications also can include scarring and loss of vision and hearing.

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