Shingles vaccine available at Family Health Center

The GVSU Family Health Center is offering the new vaccine for shingles for people 60 years and older.

Shingles is a painful skin rash caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox. The cost of the vaccine is $171; health insurers may cover the cost.

For more information, or to make an appointment, call the Health Center at 988-8774. The center, operated by the Kirkhof College of Nursing, is at 72 Sheldon St. in Grand Rapids.