Chickenpox

Shingles vaccine: study note

Two licensed shingles vaccines are available in the UK: Zostavax® and Shingrix®. Zostavax® Shingrix® Live vaccine? Live attenuated vaccine Recombinant vaccine (Not live) Strain/ component Derived from the OKA/Merck strain of the Varicella Zoster Virus Contains varicella-zoster virus glycoprotein E antigen produced by recombinant DNA technology, adjuvanted with AS01B Route The vaccine is given IM or Subcutaneous, preferably in the […]