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LONG BRANCH, New Jersey—The Monmouth Medical Center
Pharmacy, located at 300 Second Avenue in Long Branch,
is now scheduling Shingles vaccination clinics. The Shingles
Vaccination Program offers patients the opportunity to have the
new FDA-approved Zostavax vaccin both filled and administered
at the Retail Pharmacy at Monmouth Medical Center
The Center for Disease Control's (CDC) Advisory Committee, ACIP,
recommends a shingles vaccine for all appropriate patients aged
60 years and over. Shingles, a viral infection caused by the
same virus that causes chickenpox, can cause a blistering skin
rash accompanied by severe pain. Approximately one million
people in the U.S. develop shingles each year, more than 50 percent
of whom are senior adults.
Please check with your primary physician to see if you are a
candidate for the Zostavax vaccine. For more information on the
MMC Pharmacy Shingles Vaccination Program at Monmouth Medical
Center and costs associated, call the MMC Pharmacy directly
at
732-923-6111. To register for the next clinic and reserve
your Shingles Vaccine, call 1-888-724-7123 (1-888-SBHS-123). You
will need a prescription from your doctor.
Date: March 25, 2009
CONTACT: Kristine A. Brown
Director of Public Relations
732-557-3902
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