Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 1397

Shingles: Vaccination

Tabled: 23 July 2024

Answered: 26 July 2024

Named Day

Question

Deirdre Costigan

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of offering shingles vaccines to everyone aged 60 and over.

Answer

From September 2023, the routine shingles vaccination programme changed from the Zostavax vaccine to the more effective two dose Shingrix vaccine, to better protect individuals from the effects of shingles, provide better clinical outcomes, and reduce pre...

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