Chickenpox Vaccines given to Children result in outbreaks of Shingles in Adults
Usually Subsequent exposures to natural chickenpox prevented or postponed shingles. Childhood chickenpox vaccination programs have increased the cases of shingles in adults by 100%. To counteract the dramatic increase in shingles cases, a shingles vaccine, Zostavax, was introduced. After the introduction of the shingles vaccine, adults began falling ill with chickenpox – a childhood disease. By Dr Gary Goodman.