Shingles PSA

[withm]

Sorry to hear you got this, Martha, and thanks for letting us know.

I called Kaiser, and they said there's a shortage of the vaccine, and besides I don't meet the age guideline (60), so I guess I have to hope the shingles don't get me for 5 more years.

It sounds miserable.

Oh it is indeed miserable. Kaiser needs to read the newspapers because the age guideline was dropped just recently to 50. I'll see if I can find a link.

[Biciclista]

I am going next week to get my shot. Thanks for the information!

[divingbiker]

Oh it is indeed miserable. Kaiser needs to read the newspapers because the age guideline was dropped just recently to 50. I'll see if I can find a link.

That would be great. Not sure how to navigate the bureaucracy of Kaiser to get to the right person who can change the age cutoff, but it might be worth a shot.

And Kaiser is Kaiser Permanente, my HMO. Overall it is great--I've had the same fantastic endocrinologist for almost 20 years, which doesn't happen often in HMOs.