Shingles Vaccine
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- Everyone aged 70 to 79 years is eligible for the Shingles Vaccine
- people aged 50 years and over with a severely weakened immune system
- healthy people aged 60 to 70 years will become eligible for the vaccine over the next 5 years, when they turn 65 or 70 years
The shingles vaccine is given as an injection into the upper arm.
There are 2 shingles vaccines that can be administered:
- Zostavax, a live vaccine given as 1 dose
- Shingrix, a non-live vaccine given as 2 doses
If Zostavax is not suitable for you, our nurses will decide whether to offer you Shingrix instead.
Contact your Surgery if you missed your vaccine. You’re eligible up until your 80th birthday.
You can get Shingles more than once, so it’s important to get vaccinated even if you’ve had Shingles before.
For updated information on eligibility for Shingles vaccine please follow the link below…