Links to Shingles (zoster) Resources

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Varicella (includes information about herpes zoster)
Source: Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pinkbook/downloads/varicella.pdf

Singles (Herpes Zoster) Vaccine
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd-vac/shingles/default.htm

Vaccine Information Statement (VIS) for Shingles (Zoster)
Source: Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Available on IAC's website at: www.immunize.org/vis/vis_shingles.asp

Food and Drug Administration

Zoster Vaccine (Zostavax, Merck & Co., Inc.) Questions and Answers
www.fda.gov/cber/products/zosmer052506qa.htm

Zoster Vaccine Patient Information
www.fda.gov/cber/label/zosmer052506pi.htm
www.fda.gov/cber/label/zosmer052506pi.pdf

Zoster Vaccine Product Label
www.fda.gov/cber/label/zostavaxLB.pdf

Experimental Shingles Vaccine Proves Effective in Nationwide Study
Source: FDA Consumer Magazine, July-August 2005
www.fda.gov/fdac/departs/2005/405_notebook.html

Shingles: An Unwelcome Encore
Source: FDA Consumer Magazine, May-June 2001
www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2001/301_pox.html

Varicella-Zoster Virus Research Foundation (VZVRF)

www.vzvfoundation.org

Vaccine Education Center, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Shingles: What you should know
English: www.chop.edu/vaccine/images/vec_shngls.pdf
Spanish: www.chop.edu/vaccine/images/vec_shngls_esp.pdf

A Look at Each Vaccine: Shingles Vaccine
www.chop.edu/consumer/jsp/division/generic.jsp?id=85349

National Network of Immunization Information

Vaccine Information: Shingles (Herpes Zoster)
www.immunizationinfo.org/vaccineInfo/vaccine_detail.cfv?id=54

American Academy of Family Physicians

Shingles Information
www.aafp.org/afp/20000415/2447ph.html

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Facts about Shingles (Herpes Zoster)
www.niaid.nih.gov/factsheets/shinglesFS.htm

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Shingles Information
www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/shingles/shingles.htm

Shingles (zoster) vaccine manufacturer

Merck & Co.
Website: www.merck.com

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