Links to Shingles (zoster) Resources

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Varicella (includes information about herpes zoster)
Source: Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pinkbook/downloads/varicella.pdf

Shingles (Herpes Zoster) Vaccination
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd-vac/shingles/default.htm

Vaccine Information Statement (VIS) for Shingles (Zoster)
The English language VIS is developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. You can download the Shingles VIS in English and available translations from the Immunization Action Coalition website. www.immunize.org/vis/vis_shingles.asp

National Shingles Foundation

www.vzvfoundation.org

Vaccine Education Center, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Shingles: What you should know
English
Spanish

A Look at Each Vaccine: Shingles Vaccine
Click here to view this resource.

National Network of Immunization Information

Vaccine Information: Shingles (Herpes Zoster)
www.immunizationinfo.org/vaccineInfo/vaccine_detail.cfv?id=54

American Academy of Family Physicians

Shingles Information
www.aafp.org/afp/20000415/2447ph.html

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Facts about Shingles (Herpes Zoster)
www.niaid.nih.gov/factsheets/shinglesFS.htm

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Shingles Information
www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/shingles/shingles.htm

Shingles (zoster) vaccine manufacturer

Merck & Co.
Website: www.merck.com

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