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Old 01-09-2012, 05:09 PM
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Originally Posted by jojo View Post
Another question - how long is the shingles vaccine effective? I think the pneumonia vaccine is good for 10 years? Realize this is not an exact science.
The vaccine is effective for 6 years. I hear talk that it may be effective for longer but have not found any studies that back it up.