When Your Patient Asks About SHINGLES
Vaccine Hesitancy in Patients With Solid Tumors: You Can Improve the Situation
A recent survey revealed factors driving vaccine acceptance—or hesitancy—in a group of cancer patients, highlighting the importance of vaccine counseling by the oncologist.
Shingles and Flu Vaccines: "Is it OK for Me to Get These Shots at the Same Time?"
Older adults are advised to protect themselves from flu and shingles, but is offering adjuvanted vaccinations for both conditions simultaneously an acceptable option? Expedient, yes. Safe…?
The Zoster Vaccine Lowers More than Just Shingles Risk in Patients with Chronic Diseases
According to these data, the risk of MI and stroke over 5 years in people vaccinated and not vaccinated, respectively, was 1.29% vs 1.82% and 1.61% vs 2.20% (p<0.05 for both MI and stroke comparisons).