Q. I would encourage anyone on the fence about getting the Shingrix vaccine to seriously consider it. My elderly father had the older shingles vaccine but not Shingrix. Several years ago, he had ...

The new 0.5mL single-dose, prefilled syringe has the same composition as the original 2-vial presentation but removes the need for reconstitution. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I recently read this morning that the shingles vaccine, Shingrix, “may have a protective effect against dementia.” It goes on to say the studies that have been conducted so far are ...

If you've ever had chickenpox, you are at risk of developing shingles in the future. While people might assume that shingles — a painful, blistering rash — only affects older adults, 1 in 3 ...

The large-scale study is one of the first to evaluate the two-dose recombinant zoster vaccine (Shingrix) in a large sample group. Previous research has shown that dementia risk is lower with the ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I recently read this morning that the shingles vaccine, Shingrix, "may have a protective effect against dementia." It goes on to say the studies that have been conducted so far are ...

Dynavax’s lofty ambition to snatch Shingrix’s crown got off to a promising start after the biopharma’s investigational shingles vaccine held its own against GSK’s mainstay in the first part of a phase ...