Shingles vaccine

Topic

A shingles vaccine (or zoster vaccine) is a vaccine designed to reduce the incidence and severity of herpes zoster, a painful disease caused by the reactivation of the varicella zoster virus. It helps prevent both the active shingles rash and its most common chronic complication, postherpetic neuralgia. Modern formulations, such as the recombinant subunit vaccine Shingrix, are highly effective and recommended for older adults and immunocompromised individuals.