Merck sued over its shingles vaccine, Zostavax, due to claims that it is in fact causing shingles

This story has apparently been ongoing for awhile, but it’s the first I’ve heard of it.

Merck, also the manufacturer of many childhood vaccines, is facing an avalanche of lawsuits over it’s shingles vaccine, Zostavax, due to the fact that many of those who received the vaccine have contracted shingles or chickenpox.

Despite this, the CDC still lists Zostavax as “safe and effective”, a hollow incantation that fewer and fewer people are taking seriously.