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Listen to “VEC Vaccine Notes,” a video and podcast series presented by the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Each episode offers vaccine information in a convenient format, so families have the answers they need to make informed decisions, including details and context that addresses what they may have heard in the news or in conversation with others.
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Wednesday Feb 25, 2026
Wednesday Feb 25, 2026
Charlotte Moser, Co-Director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, talks about shingles and the vaccine that protects against it. She also addresses common questions and discusses the relative risks and benefits of the disease and vaccine.
Watch the episode to find out:
- Why the shingles rash tends to appear in certain places on the body
- Details about the length and severity of pain associated with shingles
- About how the virus is transmitted to others during an episode of shingles
- The differences between the current vaccine and an earlier version that is no longer available in the U.S.
- What we know about the potential for shingles vaccine to decrease the risk for dementia
To learn more about anthrax and the vaccine to prevent it, please visit https://bit.ly/vec-shingles.
Questions? Submit the VEC Vaccine Notes form, https://bit.ly/contact-vec-vaccine-notes.
For other vaccines, diseases or general questions about vaccines, check out https://vaccine.chop.edu.
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