Silver Book Fact
Increased rate of hospitalization from shingles
Hospitalization rates for shingles are 75 times higher in people over 85 than those younger than 30.
Lin F, Hadler J. Epidemiology of Primary Varcilla and Herpes Zoster Hospitalizations: The pre-varicella vaccine era. J Infect Dis. 2000; 181(6): 1897-905. http://jid.oxfordjournals.org/content/181/6/1897.full