If you’re 50 or older, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommends getting the new Shingrix vaccine against shingles, even if you’ve already been vaccinated against this disease. Shingrix is more than 90% effective for the prevention of shingles, a disease that strikes one million Americans a year, causing a blistering skin rash that can lead to chronic nerve pain. Getting immunized also has another important benefit that may surprise you: lower risk for stroke.

Read more about the Shinrix vaccine as well as gift ideas for the holidays in the Heart Talk – December 2017.