ZOSTAVAX (Shingles) Vaccine

~ ZOSTAVAX is available – please book an appointment with the nurse for this vaccination ~

Around 1 in 3 people will get shingles in their lifetime. As you age it becomes easier for shingles to break through your body’s defences.

Shingles can appear as an unsightly, blistering rash, more often on your face or torso. Whilst the rash can look terrible it is the pain that most sufferers remember. And for 1 in 5 people with shingles, the pain will worsen due to a complication called postherpetic neuralgia (PHN), chronic nerve pain that can last for months, even years, after the rash has healed.

ZOSTAVAX is the first and only vaccine to help prevent shingles. A single dose vaccine, ZOSTAVAX reduces the risk of developing shingles and its associated short and long term pain.

If you are aged 65-80, ask you doctor today if you can have the FREE shingles vaccine.