...- Comment at bottom of page. SHINGLES VACCINE IS SAFE BUT NOT WIDELY USED ... cost. The VA helped develop the shingles vaccine. NOTE from Larry Scott, ... ... A reminder: The shingles vaccine is available at VA facilities. ...------- Shingles Vaccine Safe but Not Widely Used By ...-news story. The vaccine against shingles, already shown to be effective, ... and Jesse V. Scott Fund for Shingles Research. The authors made no disclosures ... obtain permission from the copyright owner. SHINGLES VACCINE IS SAFE BUT NOT WIDELY USED ... cost.The VA helped develop the shingles vaccine.-VA Watchdog dot Org... http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nfmay10/nf051410-2.htm
2. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 10-30-2007 #4 -- SOME VA CLINICS ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS WHEN IT COMES TO SHINGLES SHOTS -- Reporter makes the stupid mistake of telling the VA he's a reporter, then gets the royal runaround.nf103007-4.htm
... EQUAL THAN OTHERS WHEN IT COMES TO SHINGLES SHOTS -- Reporter makes the stupid ... EQUAL THAN OTHERS WHEN IT COMES TO SHINGLES SHOTS -- Reporter makes the stupid ... royal runaround. For more about the shingles shots, use the VA Watchdog search ...ses search.php?q=shingles&op=and Story here. ... equal than others when it comes to shingles shots by Don Moore It would appear that when it comes to shingles shots at the VA clinic in Port ... it I can't get a shingles shot at the Port Charlotte VA Clinic ... why they weren't providing the shingles shots to veterans at the Port Charlotte... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfOCT07/nf103007-4.htm
3. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 08-24-2007 #3 -- SHINGLES VACCINE NOW AVAILABLE TO VA PATIENTS -- VA will offer vaccine to patients with appropriate medical conditions, usually those who are 60 or older and have healthy immune systems.nf082407-3.htm
...24-2007 #3 -- SHINGLES VACCINE NOW AVAILABLE TO VA PATIENTS - ... page: Javascript Bookmark Printer Friendly Page SHINGLES VACCINE NOW AVAILABLE TO VA PATIENTS - ... Primary Care Provider and asked for the shingles vaccine. She told me the VA ... get this vaccine. For more on shingles including the VA research that was key ...ses search.php?q=shingles&op=and Our information comes ...------- Shingles Vaccine Available to VA Patients August 23 ... Inoculation Provides Protection WASHINGTON A vaccine for shingles, which Department of Veterans Affairs ( ... patients at VA medical facilities nationwide. Shingles can seriously degrade the quality of life... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfAUG07/nf082407-3.htm
4. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 11-20-06 #3nf112006-3.htm
... CENTER IN ALBUQUERQUE PLAYS PIVOTAL ROLE IN SHINGLES VACCINE TESTING -- Center is " ... role in testing, finding vaccine for shingles Life-changing research By Peter Rice ... the effectiveness of a new vaccine for shingles that is hitting the open market. ... long the vaccine will be effective. Shingles is a severe, adult form of ... 60, cut the incidences of the shingles rashes by 50 percent. It proved ..., North Carolina. The inoculation prevented shingles during the five-year test period ... Department of Veterans Affairs doing studying a shingles vaccine? Answer: The VA is ... seniors and likely to come down with shingles. Q: What else does the... http://www.vawatchdog.org/nfNOV06/nf112006-3.htm
5. VA Watchdog dot Org - Department of Veterans' Affairs Press Release - 08-23-2007 #1vap082307-1.htm
... the 2007 VA benefits handbook here... Printer Friendly Page Shingles Vaccine Available to VA Patients August 23, 2007 Nicholson: Single Inoculation Provides Protection WASHINGTON A vaccine for shingles, which Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) researchers helped develop ... available to veterans who are patients at VA medical facilities nationwide. Shingles can seriously degrade the quality of life for those who suffer ... that leads to real-life solutions like the distribution of this shingles vaccine for patients at VA facilities across the country, Nicholson ... immune systems. A single dose of the vaccine offers protection against shingles, which is scientifically named Herpes Zoster. VA researchers and... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/vap07/vap082307-1.htm
... VA's IG concluded that any one call placed by a unique caller had just a 49% chance of reaching an agent and getting the correct information. SHINGLES VACCINE IS SAFE BUT NOT WIDELY USED -- Few people are getting the vaccine for a variety of reasons, including its cost. The VA helped develop the shingles vaccine. LAPTOP STOLEN FROM VA CONTRACTOR HAS VETS' PERSONAL INFORMATION -- Data was not encrypted. Rep. Steve Buyer says, "This is an inexcusable... http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nfmay10/nf051510-1.htm
7. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 06-16-2007 #7 -- MENTALLY ILL AND OUT ON HIS OWN -- "He believes he's other people. Sometimes he's a lawyer. He tells people he's a military doctor or a Texas Ranger."nf061607-7.htm
... has taken a toll, but stoicism seems to help her cope. She is a cancer survivor with two grown children and four grandchildren. Matthews has suffered from shingles, a painful viral infection that affects the nerves and produces rashes -- blisters filled with fluid. Some doctors believe shingles can be brought on or exacerbated by stress. You wouldn't have trouble convincing her. As much as she has tried to keep track of her brother... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfJUN07/nf061607-7.htm
... No. I believe I would go to jail,' she said. Katie, also leery to use her last name because of her family's business, said she and her husband are regular people who attend church and her sister's school sporting events. She started having recurring outbreaks of the painful condition shingles about seven months ago. Her family physician prescribed Darvocet and then wanted to give her the powerful fentanyl patch, which can lead to dependence and in some cases death. 'The rate of addiction is astronomically high,' she said of Fentanyl. 'And Darvocets are another really heavy duty drug. I could... http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nffeb10/nf020810-5.htm
... Veterans Affairs worker in exchange for government contracts worth more than $3 million, which were awarded to Burke's home-repair business. Burke also acknowledged that he corruptly influenced the conduct of the employee, Robert Mayer, by making numerous cash payments to him and paying for his home improvements, such as new shingles on his roof and new ceiling fans. Burke also admitted that he, a plumber and an electrician caused Mayer to steer government contracts to them by renovating Mayer's home. The U.S. Attorney's office said the plumber received more than $600,000 in government contracts and the electrician... http://www.vawatchdog.org/old newsflashes OCT 06/newsflash10-26-2006-6.htm
... is believed to have given more than $4 million in government contracts to builders in exchange for bribes. Prosecutors said Burke won nearly $3.1 million in government contracts through the scheme. In exchange, Burke paid Mayer about $100,000 in cash bribes. Burke and three others also added new roof shingles, central air-conditioning, carpeting and a retaining wall to Mayer's home on Hidden Drive in Salem. Mayer, a former Salem Planning Board and Budget Committee member, also had his lawn mowed and driveway plowed in the winter, prosecutors said. Prosecutors said Burke submitted 126 bogus invoices, totaling $... http://www.vawatchdog.org/old newsflashes OCT 06/newsflash10-04-2006-8.htm
