Shingrix
Benefits of Shingles Vaccine Outweigh Risks for the Immunocompromised
The benefits of vaccination with recombinant zoster vaccine outweigh safety concerns in immunocompromised ...
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
Shingles Vaccine Does Not Appear to Increase Flares in Immunomodulator Users
The varicella zoster vaccine, Shingrix, protects against shingles in people taking immunomodulators without causing ...
OCTOBER 3, 2022
Cancer Patients Face Higher Risk for Shingles
People newly diagnosed with cancer, particularly hematologic cancers, and those treated with chemotherapy have a ...
DECEMBER 26, 2018
ACIP Recommends New Shingles Vaccine
The ACIP recommended Shingrix vaccine to prevent herpes zoster and its related complications in immunocompetent ...
JANUARY 29, 2018
CDC’s ACIP Recommends Adding Shingrix to the Adult Vaccination Schedule
The committee voted to include Shingrix (GlaxoSmithKline) in the adult vaccination recommendations for to prevent ...
OCTOBER 26, 2017
FDA Approves Shingrix Shingles Vaccine
Shingrix is a recombinant subunit vaccine given intramuscularly in two doses that combines an antigen, glycoprotein ...
OCTOBER 24, 2017
