A 74-year-old woman with COPD presents for vaccines. She received Tdap at age 63 and influenza annually. She has never had shingles vaccine. Which is ...

Question

A 74-year-old woman with COPD presents for vaccines. She received Tdap at age 63 and influenza annually. She has never had shingles vaccine. Which is recommended now?

Accepted Answer

Recombinant zoster vaccine 2-dose series starting today

Answer

Live zoster vaccine if immunocompetent

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No zoster vaccine until age 80

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Zoster vaccine only if prior shingles

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Delay vaccination due to age >70

us-abfm MCQ (SBA): Zoster Vaccination

A 74-year-old woman with COPD presents for vaccines. She received Tdap at age 63 and influenza annually. She has never had shingles vaccine. Which is recommended now?