Q. I would encourage anyone on the fence about getting the Shingrix vaccine to seriously consider it. My elderly father had the older shingles vaccine but not Shingrix. Several years ago, he had ...

Dynavax’s lofty ambition to snatch Shingrix’s crown got off to a promising start after the biopharma’s investigational shingles vaccine held its own against GSK’s mainstay in the first part of a phase ...

While several countries provide for the vaccine, Ireland is one that doesn't because it is not cost-effective, despite it protecting against dementia, Alzheimer’s and heart disease, writes Dr Catherin ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I recently read this morning that the shingles vaccine, Shingrix, “may have a protective effect against dementia.” It goes on to say the studies that have been conducted so far are ...

A new study has found that U.S. adults over the age of 65 who received both doses of the recombinant zoster shingles vaccine (Shingrix) had a lower rate of dementia than others in the same age group.

The new 0.5mL single-dose, prefilled syringe has the same composition as the original 2-vial presentation but removes the need for reconstitution. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a ...

A shingles vaccine might double as a powerful heart protector. In people already at high risk, it cut major cardiac events by 46% and deaths by an impressive 66% within a year. Scientists think ...

If you're over age 50 or have a suppressed immune system, you may have heard your doctor recommend the shingles vaccine. But what is the Shingrix vaccine, exactly, and how might you feel after getting ...