COVID-19 has been linked with a slew of unusual side effects, like COVID toes and loss of taste and smell, but new research has found having the virus can also increase your risk of developing another ...

Shingles — also known as zoster, herpes zoster or zona — is a viral disease characterized by a painful skin rash with blisters involving a limited area. Typically the rash occurs on either the left or ...

Catching COVID-19 appears to increase an older person's risk of developing a case of shingles. Researchers found that people 50 and older who had a COVID-19 infection were 15% more likely to develop ...

GARLAND. THANK YOU. IN TODAY’S WOMAN’S DOCTOR ARE CATCHING COVID THE INCREASE IN OLDER PERSONS RISK OF DEVELOPING SHINGLES. A PAINFUL RASH. RESEARCHERS FOUND PEOPLE 50 AND OLDER WHO HAD A COVID ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — People 50 and older were found to be at increased risk of developing shingles after a COVID-19 diagnosis, a new study found, marking the first time a large analysis has connected ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Here’s an unexpected bonus that might come from being up-to-date with immunizations. Common vaccines, such as those for shingles and measles, may protect against severe COVID-19, ...

(WHDH) — The development of shingles is one side effect that could be linked to the COVID-19 vaccine, according to a new study. Researchers recently identified herpes zoster — also known as shingles — ...

Posts are showing up all over social media tying COVID-19 vaccinations to shingles and other painful skin disorders. The source of one such post was Alex Berenson, an author and vaccine critic whose ...

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People who get the shingles vaccine may have a lower risk of being diagnosed and hospitalized with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), according to a new medRxiv* preprint study. In about 150,000 ...

BOSTON (CBS) -- It's estimated that 30% of people will get shingles at some point in their lifetime and a new study finds that people who have had COVID-19 may be at even higher risk. Shingles or ...