Health

Tue Oct 25

Explainer: how do you get shingles and who should be vaccinated against it?

Written by Kristine Macartney, Associate Professor, Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Sydney

The shingles or zoster vaccine (Zostavax) is made from a live but weakened form of the varicella-zoster virus.Image Point Fr/Shutterstock

From November 1, the shingles (herpes zoster) vaccine will be available for free to people aged 70 to 79 years. Shingles is a dreaded and common disease of the elderly; let’s look at how and why you get it,...

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