Protect yourself from Shingles at Safety Bay Pharmacy

We are pleased to be able to provide the shingles vaccine (Shingrix) at Safety Bay Pharmacy

Under the National Immunisation Program (NIP), the Shingrix vaccine is available at no cost for the following individuals:

• Adults aged 65 years and over

• First Nations people aged 50 years and over

• Immunocompromised people aged 18 years and over with the following medical conditions:

  • Haemopoietic stem cell transplant

  • Solid organ transplant

  • Saematological malignancy

  • Advanced or untreated HIV

If you fall outside of this category, are 50 years or over & wish to be vaccinated against shingles, you may purchase the vaccination privately.

Shingles is a viral infection that causes a painful blistering rash.

It is caused by reactivation of the same virus that causes chickenpox.

While most symptoms last up to 3 weeks, shingles can be serious. It can lead to long-term nerve pain that can last for months (post-heretic neuralgia or PHN) and other serious complications, including pneumonia, hearing problems, blindness and swelling of the brain.

About 1 in 3 people will get shingles in their lifetime. Shingles usually affects older people, and the risk of complications increases with age, particularly for those over the age of 70. People who are immunocompromised are at higher risk of shingles and severe complications.

For more information on the Shingles vaccine, click the link below or speak to one of our pharmacists