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| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) |
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Vaccines and Preventable Diseases: Shingles (Herpes Zoster) Vaccination
Information for the public and health professionals |
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Pink Book: Varicella [includes information on herpes zoster (shingles)]
Chapter from CDC's Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases textbook |
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| Food and Drug Administration |
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Zoster Vaccine Questions and Answers
Vaccine information, includes who and who should not receive the vaccine |
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| National Institutes of Health (NIH) |
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Senior Health: Shingles
Informational website, includes cause, symptoms, treatment, prevention and videos of shingles |
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Shingles: Hope Through Research
Information page, with FAQs, publications, clinical trial links, and glossary |
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| National Network for Immunization Information (NNii) |
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Vaccine Information: Shingles (Herpes Zoster)
Understanding the disease, vaccine information, including dosing, safety, and references |
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Zoster Vaccine Live: Reimbursement Tutorial
This print summary, designed for health care providers and their office staffs, contains information on coverage, coding, and reimbursement under private health insurance and Medicare Part D |
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Merck Patient Vaccine Assistance Site
Zoster vaccine is part of the Merck Vaccine Patient Assistance Program |
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Vaccine Reimbursement Process for Adult Vaccines under Private Health
Insurance and Medicare from Covance Commercialization Services. Webcast tutorial to guide docs/office staff on reimbursement |
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| Vaccine Education Center at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) |
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A Look at Each Vaccine: Shingles Vaccine
Questions and answers about the disease and vaccines |
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Immunizations: Vaccines and Adults; A Lifetime of Health
27-page booklet for adults, includes section on shingles vaccination |
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| Spanish-language version |
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Shingles: What you should know
Two-page color brochure for patients |
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| Spanish-language version |
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| More zoster (shingles) resources |
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National Shingles Foundation (NSF)
The NSF promotes research on varicella-zoster infections, both chickenpox and herpes zoster. The web site includes question-and-answer sections on chickenpox and shingles, research updates, and other related information. |
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| This page was reviewed
on October 6, 2010 |
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