{"id":2394,"date":"2023-10-18T23:05:08","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T23:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.villages.com.au\/?p=2394"},"modified":"2023-10-19T22:26:43","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T22:26:43","slug":"free-access-to-shingles-vaccine-for-people-aged-65-and-above-from-1-november","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.villages.com.au\/lifestyle\/free-access-to-shingles-vaccine-for-people-aged-65-and-above-from-1-november\/","title":{"rendered":"Free access to shingles vaccine for people aged 65 and above from 1 November"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2394\" class=\"elementor elementor-2394\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-704b538b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"704b538b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-382ce5ae\" data-id=\"382ce5ae\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68473b7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68473b7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 20-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>The Minister for Health and Aged Care, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theweeklysource.com.au\/topic-aged-care\/mark-butler-retains-health-and-clare-oneil-moves-to-home-affairs-but-aged-care-still-in-outer-ministry-as-pm-albaneses-team-sworn-in\">Mark Butler<\/a>, has announced that everyone aged 65 years and over, First Nations people 50 years and over, and immunocompromised people 18 years and over at high risk of herpes zoster infection, will have free access to the best protection against shingles.<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.gov.au\/diseases\/shingles\">Shingles<\/a> is caused by reactivation of the same virus that causes chickenpox and presents as a painful blistering rash on one side of the face or body that lasts 10-15 days.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em><strong>One in five people with shingles will develop severe nerve pain known as post-herpetic neuralgia that can last months or even years. In some cases, it may be permanent.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Federal Government is spending $826.8 million of taxpayers\u2019 money to provide a free Shingrix\u00ae vaccine under the National Immunisation Program (NIP).<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0Shingrix\u00ae provides around 10 years of protection and usually costs up to $560.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The risk of developing shingles increases with age and people aged 65 years and over are at highest risk of complications like post-herpetic neuralgia.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0Shingrix\u00ae will replace Zostavax\u00ae on the NIP from 1 November, following advice from the independent medicines experts at the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee and the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI).<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\u201cShingles can be severe, so it\u2019s really important that eligible people talk to their GP or pharmacist about getting the shingles vaccine,\u201d the Minister said.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Find out more <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.gov.au\/news\/national-immunisation-program-changes-to-shingles-vaccination-from-1-november-2023?language=en\"><strong>HERE<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95e3fb9 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"95e3fb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 20-08-2023 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