References and Resources

Vaccine Safety

• Shingles Vaccine Safety

Provider Education

• Shingles (Herpes Zoster) Clinical Overview
• Video: CDC Expert Commentary — Herpes Zoster Rates Are Increasing, but Why? Posted Apr 2014
• Presentation: Overview of VZV Disease and Vaccination for Healthcare Professionals [57 pages] Revised Aug 2013
• Video: CDC Expert Commentary — Herpes Zoster: Who's at Risk and Who Should be Vaccinated Posted Nov 2011
• Ask the Experts: Zoster (shingles) (Immunization Action Coalition)

Materials for Patients

• CDC’s Shingles Website
• What You Need to Know about Shingles and the Shingles Vaccine [2 pages]
• Shingles Vaccine Information Statement (VIS)
• Vaccines: Know What You Need [2 pages]
• Resources for Older Adults

Clinical Information on Disease

• Zoster section, Varicella Chapter, The Pink Book: Course Textbook (13th Edition, 2015)
• Zostavax (Herpes Zoster Vaccine) Questions and Answers (Food and Drug Administration)

Other References and Resources

• Adult Vaccination Resources: For Educating Your Adult Patients
• Standards for Adult Immunization Practice
• Adult Immunization Schedules
• Strategies for Increasing Adult Vaccination Rates