My grandmother’s longtime partner Rusty was a former weightlifter with the sunniest, most reslient disposition of anyone I’ve known, and the only time I ever saw him reduced to tears was from the pain of a bout of shingles; now a new shingles vaccine called Shingrix has proven almost miraculously effective against the virus (which nearly every person who lives to 80 will suffer from) with a notable lack of downsides. If you’re over 50, you should go get it right now. (via Naked Capitalism)
Go and get the new shingles vaccine: it works
