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People in their 70s in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland will be offered a vaccine against shingles from this September.
Experts have been recommending routine immunisation for some years.
The government-led programme will target 70, 78 and 79-year-olds in the first instance and should prevent tens of thousands of shingles cases a year.
Elderly people are at greatest risk and vaccination should prevent nearly half of cases in the over 70s.
The Welsh government is debating introducing a similar programme
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-22335511
My dad has shingles, it's horrible
Experts have been recommending routine immunisation for some years.
The government-led programme will target 70, 78 and 79-year-olds in the first instance and should prevent tens of thousands of shingles cases a year.
Elderly people are at greatest risk and vaccination should prevent nearly half of cases in the over 70s.
The Welsh government is debating introducing a similar programme
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-22335511
My dad has shingles, it's horrible