{"id":5511,"date":"2018-06-09T12:38:00","date_gmt":"2018-06-09T16:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vaccines.phila.gov\/?p=5511"},"modified":"2024-09-11T16:08:57","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T20:08:57","slug":"protect-adults-from-shingles-with-the-new-shingrix-vaccine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vaccines.phila.gov\/index.php\/protect-adults-from-shingles-with-the-new-shingrix-vaccine\/","title":{"rendered":"Protect adults from shingles with the new Shingrix vaccine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Protect adults from shingles with the new Shingrix vaccine<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Shingrix (recombinant zoster vaccine) is a vaccine to protect healthy adults age 50 and older from shingles. You can now order Shingrix through the Vaccines for Adults At Risk program (VFAAR) for adults 50+ and uninsured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About Shingrix<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Administer Shingrix to adults age 50 and older, with two doses separated by 2 to 6 months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/mmwr\/volumes\/67\/wr\/mm6703a5.htm\">ACIP recommendations<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/shingles\/downloads\/shingles-factsheet-hcp.pdf\">Brief fact sheet for providers<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/vaccines\/hcp\/vis\/vis-statements\/shingles-recombinant.html\">VIS<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/vaccines\/vpd\/shingles\/public\/shingrix\/index.html\">More information<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ordering Shingrix<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Order Shingrix through PhilaVax at https:\/\/vaccines.phila.gov the way you normally order other vaccines. We recommend ordering a small amount, initially, to gauge demand. We will work with you to help figure out how much to order: our VFAAR coordinator will review orders and make adjustments to avoid wastage. Before you order Shingrix for your VFAAR-eligible patients, you should also stock enough privately-purchased Shingrix to treat patients who are not eligible for VFAAR.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Storing and Handling<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Shingrix must be stored in the refrigerator. Administer it immediately after reconstitution or store it in the refrigerator and use it within 6 hours. Do not freeze Shingrix. If Shingrix freezes, it is spoiled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vaccines.phila.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Shingrix.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4843\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Protect adults from shingles with the new Shingrix vaccine Shingrix (recombinant zoster vaccine) is a vaccine to protect healthy adults age 50 and older from shingles. You can now order Shingrix through the Vaccines for Adults At Risk program (VFAAR) for adults 50+ and uninsured&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[138],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5511","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-vfaar"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vaccines.phila.gov\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5511","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vaccines.phila.gov\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vaccines.phila.gov\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vaccines.phila.gov\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vaccines.phila.gov\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5511"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vaccines.phila.gov\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5511\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vaccines.phila.gov\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5511"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vaccines.phila.gov\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5511"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vaccines.phila.gov\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5511"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}