For Australian Healthcare Professionals
Your patients aged ≥50 years may be aware of shingles — but do they really understand its cause , risks and impact ?
Nearly all adults aged 50 and over already carry the inactive virus that causes shingles , * 1 – 3 with about 1 in 3 people developing shingles in their lifetime . 2 , 3
Take the lead this Shingles Awareness Week and kick start a conversation with your patients about a shingles prevention plan .
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Hypothetical patients . For illustration purposes only .
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Includes US data . May not be representative of the Australian population .
References : 1 . Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation ( ATAGI ). Australian Immunisation Handbook , Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care , Canberra , 2022 . Available at : immunisationhandbook . health . gov . au [ Accessed December 2024 ]. 2 . Centers for Disease Control and Prevention . MMWR . 2008 June ; 57 ( RR-5 ): 1-30 . 3 . National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance ( NCIRS ). Zoster ( shingles ) vaccines ( Shingrix ® [ RZV ] and Zostavax ® [ ZVL ]) – frequently asked questions . Nov 2023 . Available at : ncirs . org . au / zostershingles / zoster-shingles-vaccines-shingrixr-rzv-and-zostavaxr-zvl-frequentlyasked-questions [ Accessed December 2024 ].
This disease awareness program is sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline Australia Pty Ltd . Melbourne , VIC . ABN 47 100 162 481 . Trade marks are owned by or licensed to the GSK group of companies . © 2024 GSK group of companies or its licensor . PM-AU-SGX-NLTR-240001 . Date of approval : December 2024 .