Five million older and vulnerable Australians now have access to a new and more effective shingles vaccine.
Every Australian aged 65 and over can now get free protection under an $800 million immunisation program. The vaccine usually costs $560.
On today’s podcast, host John Deeks is joined by leading expert in geriatric medicine Associate Professor Michael Woodward, who is raising awareness about how painful and debilitating shingles can be.
Please take the time to listen to this important health report.
A misleading heading. The talk was about shingles, the new vaccine wasn’t mentioned.