17 Mar Discovery Radio – Episode 107 Setting the Record Straight: Shingles and the Shingles Vaccination
You see or hear about it seemingly everywhere: “If you had chickenpox, the shingles virus is in you.” But it’s more than just an ad slogan. It’s real. And while it can cause pain that’s unbearable, it’s easily avoidable. We’re setting the record straight on shingles and the shingles vaccination…inside this edition of CTSI Discovery Radio!
Guest
Mary Beth Graham, MD, FIDSA, FACP
Associate Chief and Professor, Department of Medicine (Infectious Diseases), Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin
Shola Akinshemoyin Vaughn, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Dermatology, Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin
More Information
- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, MCW
https://www.mcw.edu/departments/medicine/divisions/infectious-diseases - Department of Dermatology, MCW
https://www.mcw.edu/departments/dermatology - Shingles – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, (CDC)
https://www.cdc.gov/shingles/ - Shingles – American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
https://www.aarp.org/health/drugs-supplements/info-2020/shingles-vaccine.html - Shingles Vaccination – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, (CDC)
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd/shingles/public/shingrix/index.html - Immunize-org
https://www.immunize.org/askexperts/experts_zos.asp