Mrs. Simpson, age 56, comes to the clinic for her yearly routine physical examination. She asks you about receiving the vaccine for shingles that she heard on television. She thought she should get it because her sister suffered from the disease, and she does not want to have that same experience. What can you tell her about the vaccine? Is she a candidate for Zostavax? Who should receive the vaccine? Where can she find more information about this vaccine?
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