Shingles Vaccine: What You Should Know

SOURCES:

Christine E. Kistler, MD, MASc, associate professor, Department of Family Medicine, associate professor, Division of Geriatric Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Kathleen Dooling, MD, MPH, shingles disease expert, CDC, Atlanta.

CDC: “Shingrix: About the Vaccine,” “About Shingles: Clinical Overview,” “About Shingles: Signs and Symptoms,” “About Shingles: Complications of Shingles,” “Frequently Asked Questions About Shingles,” “Shingles Vaccination,” “Shingrix Recommendations.” 

Mayo Clinic: “Shingles: Overview,” “Shingles vaccine: Should I get it?” 

Harvard Health Publishing: “Shingles can strike twice. Will the shingles vaccine help?” “Should I get the new shingles vaccine?”

Sean Clements, head of Vaccines Communications, US, for GSK.

Duncan Isley, 53, Durham, NC.

Martha Howard, 70, Strawberry Plains, TN.