Do get the Shingles vaccine, please [View all]

It is my understanding that this is the reason why Feinstein has been absent.

When the first vaccine was developed, Zostrix, some physicians said that the pain from shingles was so severe that some actually took their lives.

My father had his first heart attack at 50 and a multiple bypasses at 75. He lived to be 90 (good genes, I think) but his last two years were painful because of shingles.

Shingrix is now more effective, especially for people older than 75 and I think it is expensive. My insurance paid for it some years back. But even without insurance, and I think that Medicare now pays for it, please do.