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Shingles, also known as herpes zoster, is an affliction caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV, the same virus responsible for chickenpox) and is marked by painful skin rashes and, frequently, postherpetic neuralgia, a form of prolonged nerve pain that may last months and even years in the worst cases. These effects alone are distressing and in many cases debilitating, and they alone provide plenty of justification to vaccinate against VZV. But recent evidence suggests that older adults may have an additional motivation for vaccination: the…