Start the Shingrix conversation and shield your patients from shingles

The shingles vaccine Shingrix® replaced Zostavax® on the National Immunisation Program (NIP) on 1 November 2023.

A two-dose course of Shingrix® is available for free for eligible people most at risk of complications from shingles. These groups are: 

  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 50 and over.

  • People aged 65 and over, and

  • Immunocompromised people aged 18 and over with certain medical conditions. 

We have developed a range of resources to help you start the conversation with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients about the free shingles vaccination available under the NIP.

We know that your recommendations and advice play a very important role in a patient's decision about vaccination.

Included in this email are resources to help promote the program in your practice or clinic, clinical advice on the program, a podcast for health professionals as well as a series of videos featuring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people discussing vaccination. Find clinical advice here.

WATCH health professionals answer commonly asked questions about shingles and Shingrix®.

FIND resources including factsheets and flyers for your patients.

SHARE these videos featuring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people talking about free shingles vaccination.

LISTEN to a podcast covering all aspects of the shingles vaccine for health professionals.

START THE CONVERSATION using SKAI conversation guide on ‘Talking about vaccination with with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families’.

Margot Schoonmaker