Shingles Vaccine

Elderly patients who receive high-quality primary care are more likely to get the shingles vaccine upon a doctor’s recommendation, according to a new Japanese study.

Shingles, a disease found mainly among older adults, is tied to 30% long-term odds of major cardiovascular events such as heart attack and stroke, a new study finds.

Older adults have long-term protection against shingles after receiving Shingrix, which has demonstrated 80% efficacy in ongoing clinical trials, the drug’s maker reports.

Vaccination discrepancies among older demographic groups are likely due to care access, hesitancy and cost, the AARP says.

Older adults with a COVID-19 diagnosis are 15% more likely to develop shingles than their peers who have never been diagnosed with the disease, a study supported by vaccine-maker GlaxoSmithKline has found.

Pfizer and BioNTech plan to speed development of a prospective shingles drug, with clinical trials expected to begin in the second half of 2022. 

Shingles vaccine side effects are nothing to sneeze at, a new study suggests. They may be the reason that older adults who receive flu and shingles shots on the same day are less likely to get a flu shot...

Clinicians should be aware of these risks, but weigh them against the benefits of decreasing the likelihood of shingles and its complications, according to investigators from the CDC, FDA and CMS.

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