Dr Ford Brewer - PrevMed

Shingrix pt 3, Shingrix

Episode Summary

This is part 3 of a series on Shingrix, the new vaccine for Singles. In a new practice for the FDA and CDC's ACIP, they actually recommended this new vaccine over the existing competitor, Zostavax. This was despite an absence of post-market safety experience. Why? This is a huge improvement in long-term efficacy of preventing this important and devastating public health problem which causes disability, pain, and death.

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