Shingles: Vaccination
Commons · Question 103 · Tabled 17 Jul 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 23 Jul 2024
Question
Asked by Rachael Maskell
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he make an assessment of the effectiveness of the roll-out of the shingles vaccine.
Answer
Answered by Andrew Gwynne, 23 Jul 2024
From September 2023, the routine shingles vaccination programme changed from the Zostavax vaccine to the more effective Shingrix vaccine, to better protect individuals from the effects of shingles, provide better clinical outcomes and reduce pressures on ...