Antiviral use declines as shingles vaccine protects elderly from debilitating condition

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Updated April 15 2021 - 12:41am, first published June 16 2020 - 8:30am
Older Aussies urged to have free shingles vaccine
Older Aussies urged to have free shingles vaccine

OLDER Australians are being urged to have the free shingles vaccination along with their flu vaccine to keep pushing down the incidence of the painful chicken pox-related condition.

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Eileen Wood

Senior Journalist

I'm a senior news journalist at The Senior newspaper, the leading publication bringing targeted news on issues affecting older Australians. We cover NSW, Victoria, Queensland, Tasmania, SA and WA. If you have a story idea I would love to hear it. You can email me: eileen.wood@thesenior.com.au or phone The Senior 02-4355-5000, mob. 0487 495 805

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