A 70-year-old woman, average risk, asks about shingles prevention. What is the ACIP recommendation?...

Question

A 70-year-old woman, average risk, asks about shingles prevention. What is the ACIP recommendation?

Accepted Answer

Recombinant zoster vaccine (RZV) 2 doses, 2-6 months apart, age ≥50

Answer

ZVL live vaccine single dose at 60

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No vaccine if prior shingles episode

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RZV only for immunocompromised

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RZV once with no second dose

us-abfm MCQ (SBA): Herpes Zoster Prevention