A new measure has been announced to help Ontario seniors.
As of Thursday, the shingles vaccine will be free for those aged 65-to-70.
Health Minister Dr. Eric Hoskins says the vaccine is their best protection against a potentially painful infection.
You have about a one-in-three chance of contracting shingles over your lifetime, and the risk increases the older you get.
Shingles is caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox.
