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Millions of high-risk Australians aren't getting vaccinated. A policy reset could save lives

Each year, vaccines prevent thousands of deaths and hospitalisations in Australia.

The Conversation

Australia needs new adult vaccination plan for Covid, flu and shingles, report warns

Rates for shot against pneumococcal disease are also lagging, Grattan Institute says, urging government to increase take-up

The Guardian - AU

U.S. data underscore benefits of chickenpox vaccination

U.K. govt. recommends chickenpox vaccine for children to reduce risk of shingles in adults. Vaccine has been shown to prevent 91 million cases, 2,38,000 hospitalisations, and almost 2,000 deaths in U.S. Unpublished study by University of Bristol found complications from severe varicella were common, costly and placed burden on health…

The Hindu

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Which vaccines are recommended for American adults?

Nearly 47% of Americans ages 18 and over got a flu shot during the 2022–2023 flu season — but uptake of CDC-recommended vaccinations for hepatitis B and shingles lags.

USAFacts

Chickenpox vaccine recommended for NHS – here’s why a jab is better than getting the disease

The chickenpox vaccine is already offered as part of childhood immunisation programmes in several countries, including Canada, the US, Australia and New Zealand. Now the UK government’s Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has recommended it be included as part of the routine immunisations children receive in the UK.

The Conversation

Childhood chickenpox vaccine recommended for use on the NHS

Youngsters should be offered two doses when they are aged 12 months and 18 months, scientists have said.

The Independent UK

Shingles symptoms, what causes it and how to treat the virus

The painful infection is very common and often starts with a tingling feeling in the skin

The Independent UK

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Free shingles jab coming for millions of Australians

Australians most at risk of complications from developing shingles will be eligible to receive a free vaccine against the virus.

AAP

Does Medicare cover vaccines? The new rules for shots that protect against COVID, flu, RSV, and more

Since immune systems weaken as we age, vaccinations are especially important for older adults to avoid potential complications from common illnesses.

Fortune

Poor uptake for adult vaccination, survey reveals

Adults aged 50 or more lack acceptance of adult vaccination, survey finds; lack of guidelines, misconceptions, and cost of shingles vaccine hinder uptake

The Hindu

NHS vaccine programmes ‘will ultimately save lives’ thanks to changes

The amendments, announced in June and July respectively, come into force on September 1.

The Independent UK

From shingles to kidney stones: The 20 worst kinds of pain humans can experience

Less well known pain-inducing conditions include trigeminal neuralgia, which is often described as an electric shock shooting through the face

The Independent UK

Does Medicare cover the shingles vaccine? What to know about the cost

The shingles vaccine is free for most Medicare beneficiaries.

Fortune

Shingles signs and symptoms as one million Brits are set for virus vaccine

There are some major indicators that you might be experiencing shingles, which if caught early, can reduce the risk of complications

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Liverpool Echo

Vaccine for killer virus to be offered to nearly one million people

The NHS estimate at least nine in ten adults carry the virus

Daily Mirror

Shingles symptoms: All you need to know as 1M Brits to get vaccine for killer virus

There are some key indicators of a shingles infection which, if caught early, can allow you to get your life back on track and reduce the risk of any complications

Daily Mirror

One million Brits to get vaccine for killer virus found living in 90% of us

The Shingrix jab is currently available to those aged over 70 but from September it will be given to anyone who is severely immunosuppressed and over 50 as a result of a move by the NHS

Nottingham Post

Shingles jab to be offered to nearly one million more people in coming months

It is currently offered to people aged over 70

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The Independent UK

NHS to expand shingles vaccine to another 1m people

The jab is currently offered to those aged over 70.

Los Angeles Times

Michael Hiltzik: RFK Jr.'s town hall showed the folly of trying to fact-check quackery in real time

America's cable news networks seem determined to prove that old adage defining insanity as doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.

The Guardian - AU

How an open-minded GP restored senator Peter Whish-Wilson’s health and saved his career

Debilitated by the pain of complication from shingles, a friend suggested he try an alternative therapy

Los Angeles Times

Dianne Feinstein, still recovering, is skipping a California visit during Senate break

WASHINGTON — Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who is recovering from a serious shingles infection, is spending the Senate's two-week Fourth of July recess in Washington.

Cinemablend

Elliot Page Talks Getting Shingles On Inception And How He Felt 'Out Of Place' On The Christopher Nolan Movie

Elliot Page recalled how her time working on Inception resulted in stress and feeling “out of place” led to him getting shingles.

Daily Mirror

Elliot Page got shingles while filming because he 'felt out of place' in 'cast of cis men'

Elliot Page has revealed that while filming Christopher Nolan's Inception, he came down with a case of shingles due to feeling "out of place" in a "cast full of cis men" including Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hardy

LiveScience

Shingles vaccine may protect against dementia

An analysis of thousands of healthcare records adds to mounting evidence that people who get the shingles vaccine in their 70s may reduce their dementia risk over the following seven years.

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