Wrangell Sentinel -

The Public Health office in Wrangell is letting it be known that vaccinations for shingles, or zoster, are still available, but beginning Jan. 1 people aged 65 years and over will no longer be able to receive the state-subsidized vaccines.

The program is being cut due to rising costs. The price to receive a zoster vaccine is currently set at $28.

“After that it’ll be $250, or whatever the market will bear,” Nurse Ty Esposito explained. The sliding scale will also not be in effect for the shots.

Shingles is a viral disease affecting the skin in the form of a blistered rash, which can be painful...