Shingles Vaccination
Shingles Vaccination
People have a 1 in 4 lifetime risk of contracting shingles. NHS vaccinate from the age of 65, but we can vaccinate from 50.
People have a 1 in 4 lifetime risk of contracting shingles. NHS vaccinate from the age of 65, but we can vaccinate from 50.
What is Shingles?
What is Shingles?
Shingles (also known as herpes zoster) is caused by the dormant chickenpox virus spreading to an area of skin served by one of the nerves. It causes a painful rash of fluid filled blisters. It can sometimes lead to serious problems such as long-lasting pain, hearing loss or blindness.
Shingles can occur at any age but the risk, severity and complications increase with age.
You can get shingles more than once, so it's important to get vaccinated even if you've had shingles before.
Shingles (also known as herpes zoster) is caused by the dormant chickenpox virus spreading to an area of skin served by one of the nerves. It causes a painful rash of fluid filled blisters. It can sometimes lead to serious problems such as long-lasting pain, hearing loss or blindness.
Shingles can occur at any age but the risk, severity and complications increase with age.
You can get shingles more than once, so it's important to get vaccinated even if you've had shingles before.
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Shingles vaccine
Shingles vaccine
Shingrix
Shingrix
vaccine schedule
vaccine schedule
Two doses, 2-6 months apart
Two doses, 2-6 months apart
Shingles vaccine cost
Shingles vaccine cost
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Who is at risk of Shingles?
Who is at risk of Shingles?
Most of us had chickenpox when we were young, although some of us will not be aware that we’ve had it. After you have chickenpox, the virus remains dormant living in the nerves. For most of your life, you will not be aware of this, but from time to time the virus can come back and spread to the skin causing a disease called shingles.
Shingles does not spread as easily as chickenpox, but the fluid in the blisters does contain the chickenpox virus. So someone who is not immune to chickenpox can catch the infection if they are in contact with this fluid.
Most of us had chickenpox when we were young, although some of us will not be aware that we’ve had it. After you have chickenpox, the virus remains dormant living in the nerves. For most of your life, you will not be aware of this, but from time to time the virus can come back and spread to the skin causing a disease called shingles.
Shingles does not spread as easily as chickenpox, but the fluid in the blisters does contain the chickenpox virus. So someone who is not immune to chickenpox can catch the infection if they are in contact with this fluid.
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How is shingles transmitted?
How is shingles transmitted?
Most of us had chickenpox when we were young. After you have chickenpox, the virus remains dormant living in the nerves. For most of your life, you will not be aware of this, but from time to time the virus can come back and spread to the skin causing a disease called shingles.
Shingles does not spread as easily as chickenpox, but the fluid in the blisters does contain the chickenpox virus. So someone who is not immune to chickenpox can catch the infection if they are in contact with this fluid.
Most of us had chickenpox when we were young. After you have chickenpox, the virus remains dormant living in the nerves. For most of your life, you will not be aware of this, but from time to time the virus can come back and spread to the skin causing a disease called shingles.
Shingles does not spread as easily as chickenpox, but the fluid in the blisters does contain the chickenpox virus. So someone who is not immune to chickenpox can catch the infection if they are in contact with this fluid.
Most of us had chickenpox when we were young. After you have chickenpox, the virus remains dormant living in the nerves. For most of your life, you will not be aware of this, but from time to time the virus can come back and spread to the skin causing a disease called shingles.
Shingles does not spread as easily as chickenpox, but the fluid in the blisters does contain the chickenpox virus. So someone who is not immune to chickenpox can catch the infection if they are in contact with this fluid.
Frequently asked questions
Frequently asked questions
Can I get travel vaccinations from my NHS GP?
How long before travel should I book my travel vaccination appointment?
Do you vaccinate children?
Can I get travel vaccinations from my NHS GP?
How long before travel should I book my travel vaccination appointment?
Do you vaccinate children?