Silver Book Fact
High odds of shingles after age 85

Around 1 in 2 who live to be 85 will get shingles.
Schmader K. Herpes Zoster in Older Adults. Clin Infect Dis. 2001; 32(10): 1481-6. http://cid.oxfordjournals.org/content/32/10/1481.full
Around 1 in 2 who live to be 85 will get shingles.
Schmader K. Herpes Zoster in Older Adults. Clin Infect Dis. 2001; 32(10): 1481-6. http://cid.oxfordjournals.org/content/32/10/1481.full