Shingles is the adult manifestation of the chickenpox virus, a herpes virus that once you have it, you have it forever. it can flare up later in life. the vaccine for it is incredibly effective at preventing heart disease (source: https://www.acc.org/about-acc/press-releases/2026/03/16/19/33/shingles-vaccine-drastically-cuts-risk-of-serious-cardiac-events ) so please help yourself and your community and get vaccinated today!


I decided to find out what a shongle is; From the word shoe, containing “sho”, which means a low-cut fabric for the foot, and dangle, meaning to hang loosely. A shongle is most likely a type of loose sock. Makes sense–you could, most likely, have your sock shit in.