In the past two decades, there has been a rise in reported cases of shingles among younger adults aged 25-49, despite it often thought as an older person’s disease. In Australia, those aged 65 and older are eligible for a free shingles vaccine, along with other groups most at risk: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 50 and over and immunocompromised people aged 18 and over.
But with the reported cases up in younger adults, should the free vaccine include them too? IDIE’s Prof Meru Sheel was part of a panel of 5 experts interviewed by The Conversation to share their thoughts.
Read more about it here: https://theconversation.com/should-the-shingles-vaccine-be-free-for-all-adults-we-asked-5-experts-288496
