April 16, 2018 / Last updated : April 20, 2019 TheVaccineMom Current Health-Related Updates If you’re over 50 please pay attention! We have a new shingles vaccine, and health and federal officials are recommending it over the older vaccine. Not only is it much more effective, you can also get it at a younger age (50+ years) than the older vaccine–Zostavax (60+ years).