#nervepain — Public Fediverse posts
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#Japan leads #elderlycare #policy 🏆
To include #shingles jab in national #vaccination programme for elderly
"Japan’s #health ministry will integrate the shingles #vaccine into its #national #immunisation programme fr 2025.. indivs aged 65 will be eligible, w #publicfunds covering part of e expense.. Upto 50% of those infected experience prolonged #nervepain tt can persist for months or even years.. Experts estimate tt 1 in 3 individuals will experience shingles by age 80"
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/japan-to-include-shingles-jab-in-national-vaccination-programme-for-the-elderly