Anyone 50 years of age and older
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A person that has shingles can not give shingles to anyone else. Someone with active shingles can pass the virus on to someone
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https://www.nwhu.on.ca/ourservices/Immunization/Pages/Shingles-Vaccine.aspx
Chickenpox is a common infection in childhood caused
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What are shingles?
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to catch chickenpox from a person with shingles but not possible to catch Shingles from someone with Chicken pox.
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https://www.nwhu.on.ca/ourservices/PreventingInfectiousDiseases/Pages/Chicken-Pox.aspx
virus (varicella zoster virus) that causes shingles can be spread from a person with a shingles rash in the blister phase to another person who
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https://www.nwhu.on.ca/Audiences/Documents/Ontario Publicly Funded Shingles (Herpes Zoster) Immunization Program. Shingrix Vaccine Information for Patients.pdf
product used in the publicly funded shingles program? A5. Current evidence and expert
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through the Ontario publicly funded shingles immunization program. The series needs to be
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https://www.nwhu.on.ca/Audiences/Documents/Transition to Shingrix Vaccine for Ontario’s Shingles Immunization Program. Information for Health Care Providers.pdf
Linked to on the public health emergency handbooks page
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polysaccharide (MPSV), and zoster (shingles). Administer polio (IPV) and pneumococcal
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https://www.nwhu.on.ca/ourservices/PreparingForAnEmergency/Documents/Mass_Immunization_Plan_2011.pdf
Prevention of vaccine preventable diseases is a lifelong process. There are a number of vaccines that all older adults require
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Zostavax - protecting against Shingles or Herpes Zoster
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https://www.nwhu.on.ca/ourservices/Immunization/Pages/Immunization-for-Older-Adults.aspx
Prevention of vaccine preventable diseases is a lifelong process. There are a number of vaccines that all adults require. There are also other
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Shingles or Herpes Zoster (Zostavax)
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https://www.nwhu.on.ca/ourservices/Immunization/Pages/Immunization-for-Adults.aspx
Vaccines prevent the spread of disease from one person to another. The more people that are immunized, the less chance a disease has to circulate.
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Shingles Vaccine
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https://www.nwhu.on.ca/ourservices/Immunization/Pages/Information-on-Specific-Vaccines.aspx