Disease Most Common Among Elderly
WHO: Patients seeking vaccination for shingles
WHAT: Zostavax, a vaccine for the painful nerve disease
shingles, will be available to patients who preregister at an upcoming
Rite Aid Shingles Clinic. Under state law, this vaccination requires a
prescription from your physician. Customers can ask their pharmacist
to contact their doctor for them. To register or learn more about who
should and should not be vaccinated, call the below-listed Rite Aid
Pharmacist/Regional Immunizer. Some health coverage plans will cover
the cost. All patients must preregister.
WHERE: Store No.
Address
Contact Phone number
11436 3645 CONCORD
PARKWAY Angie Cawa 704-723-4948
SOUTH , CONCORD, NC
11447 14120 STATESVILLE
ROAD Erin Rogers 704-875-1606
HUNTERSVILLE, NC
WHEN: Tuesday, Aug. 18 – Appointment times available on a
first-come, first-served basis
WHY: Shingles, also known as zoster, is a painful
disease caused by the same virus (varicella-zoster) responsible for
chicken pox, a common but rarely dangerous childhood disease. Shingles
can strike those who had chicken pox, as the virus can remain dormant
in a patient's spinal fluid, as well as those who never encountered
the disease in their youth. Zostavax is a live vaccine that uses a
weakened version of the virus to boost the body's natural immune
response. It is used with adults 60 or older and is given in one dose
once in a patient's lifetime.
Rite Aid Corporation is one of the nation's
leading drugstore chains with nearly 4,900 stores in 31 states and the
District of Columbia with fiscal 2009 annual sales of more than $26.3
billion. Information about Rite Aid, including corporate background
and press releases, is available through the company's website at http://www.riteaid.com
.
