Pharmacists given green light to deliver live-attenuated zoster vaccine
Victorian pharmacists can offer both shingles vaccines from October, with Queensland poised to follow suit
Two state governments are allowing pharmacists to administer herpes zoster vaccines, including the live-attenuated vaccine that has been linked with the deaths of three patients with immunocompromise.
Victorian pharmacists will begin administering Zostavax to patients aged 50 and up this month, with National Immunisation Program (NIP) funding on offer for patients aged 70.
