Recombinant zoster vaccine should go on NIP, says PBAC
The recombinant zoster vaccine Shingrix has received PBAC approval for patients aged 70 and for immunocompromised adults at high risk of zoster infection. Aboriginal and…
Tag: Herpes zoster (shingles)
Systemic steroids ‘raise risk of shingles’
Elderly patients should be treated with as low a dose as possible, researchers say.
Doctors alerted over adverse reaction with shingles vaccine: case
The patient suffered a bullous drug eruption after her second dose of Shingrix, US doctors report.
Recombinant zoster vaccine now on private market
It may be another couple of years before it is subsidised for the elderly.
Recombinant shingles vaccine available mid-year, says GSK
But there'll be a wait before it's even considered for subsidy under the NIP.
