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Shingles immunisation programme letter

This letter provides information on the shingles immunisation programme from April 2018.

• From: Public Health England
• Published: 20 August 2014
• Last updated: 9 April 2018 — See all updates

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Shingles immunisation programme letter

Ref: PHE gateway number 2017782

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This joint letter from Public Health England and NHS England sets out the details of the shingles vaccination programme from April 2018. It informs practices that the shingles vaccine can now be offered opportunistically to patients throughout the year as they become of eligible age (70 or 78 years).

Care must be taken not to miss patients who were eligible for immunisation in the previous programme years but have not yet been vaccinated against shingles. These patients remain eligible until their 80th birthday.

It also provides information on:

• clinical guidance
• patient information materials
• vaccine supply

Published 20 August 2014

Last updated 9 April 2018 + show all updates

1. 9 April 2018

   Added the April 2018 shingles vaccination programme letter.

2. 3 August 2015

   Updated letter with details of the shingles immunisation programme from 1 September 2015.

3. 20 August 2014

   First published.