{"id":7337,"date":"2018-03-16T08:30:39","date_gmt":"2018-03-16T12:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/healthyhorizons\/?p=7337"},"modified":"2018-03-08T11:34:47","modified_gmt":"2018-03-08T16:34:47","slug":"shingrix-the-new-shingles-vaccine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/healthyhorizons\/health-maintenance\/shingrix-the-new-shingles-vaccine\/","title":{"rendered":"Shingrix:  The New Shingles Vaccine"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"main-headline-section\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"headline col-xs-12 crux-offset-left crux-offset-right\">\n<div class=\"headline-par title headline\">\n<h1 class=\"headline crux-headline--standard\">The New Shingles Vaccine: What You Should Know About Shingrix<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"additional-headline-section\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"subhead col-xs-12 crux-offset-left crux-offset-right\">\n<div class=\"subhead-par subhead title\">\n<h2 class=\"subhead crux-intro-large\">The CDC now recommends this vaccine for its strong, longer-lasting protection<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"byline col-xs-6 author-and-date crux-offset-left crux-offset-right\">\n<div class=\"byline-par byline\">\n<div id=\"byline-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"author-name\"><span class=\"crux-body-copy--extra-small crux-body-copy\">By Diane Umansky<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"date parbase date-par\">Last updated: January 25, 2018<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 crux-offset--left crux-offset--right\">\n<div class=\"new-social social parbase\">\n<div class=\"social-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"collapsible collapsed collapse-off\">\n<div class=\"social-share crux-label-style crux-label-style--small\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"crux-icons crux-icons-facebook\">\u00a0Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/mmwr\/volumes\/67\/wr\/mm6703a5.htm?s_cid=mm6703a5_w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">made its formal recommendations for the use of Shingrix<\/a>\u2014a new vaccine that appears to offer significantly better protection against shingles, a blistering skin eruption that typically affects people older than 50.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-8 col-md-12 col-sm-12 nopass crux-offset-left\">\n<div class=\"parsys main-content\">\n<div class=\"parbase section text\">\n<div class=\"text-container crux-article\">\n<p>Shingrix is the first new shingles vaccine in more than a decade and only the second to ever be approved (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumerreports.org\/shingles-vaccine\/even-if-you-have-had-shingles-get-zostavax-vaccine\/\">Zostavax<\/a>\u00a0was the first) by the Food and Drug Administration.<\/p>\n<p>In October the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, or ACIP, came out with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/shingles\/vaccination.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"broken_link\">three major recommendations for Shingrix<\/a>, and the CDC officially accepted them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"leftRail section\">\n<div class=\"rel-article-wrapper clearfix\">\n<div class=\"rel-article crux-background-gray-bg multiple\">\n<div class=\"crux-label-style\">MORE ON THE SHINGLES VACCINE<\/div>\n<div class=\"rel-link\"><a class=\"crux-article__bold-link crux-article__bold-link--small broken_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.consumerreports.org\/health\/why-the-shingles-vaccine-cost-so-much\/\">Why Does My Shingles Vaccine Cost So Much?<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"rel-link\"><a class=\"crux-article__bold-link crux-article__bold-link--small\" href=\"https:\/\/www.consumerreports.org\/shingles-vaccine\/do-you-need-the-shingles-vaccine\/\">Do You Need the Shingles Vaccine?<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"rel-link\"><a class=\"crux-article__bold-link crux-article__bold-link--small\" href=\"https:\/\/www.consumerreports.org\/vaccines\/vaccines-older-adults-need\/\">The 4 Vaccines Older Adults Need<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-container crux-article\">\n<p>Now the CDC is recommending that Shingrix\u2014a two-dose vaccine\u2014be given to people starting at age 50, a full 10 years earlier than its advice for getting Zostavax.<\/p>\n<p>The CDC also recommends\u00a0that people who have already gotten Zostavax should now get Shingrix as well and that Shingrix is officially the preferred vaccine over Zostavax, a single-dose vaccine. Those who\u2019ve had shingles,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumerreports.org\/shingles-vaccine\/even-if-you-have-had-shingles-get-zostavax-vaccine\/\">which occasionally recurs<\/a>, should also receive Shingrix.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis looks to be a vaccine that will provide substantially long, persistent protection,\u201d says William Schaffner, M.D., a consultant to the ACIP and a professor of medicine in the division of infectious diseases at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, Tenn. \u201cThe body responds to Shingrix much more strongly, compared to Zostavax.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Marvin M. Lipman, M.D., Consumer Reports\u2019 chief medical adviser, notes, \u201cShingrix should replace Zostavax because the benefit\/risk ratio, at the present time, strongly favors Shingrix.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Zostavax maker Merck, meanwhile, says in a statement that \u201cwe believe that a single shot of Zostavax will continue to play an important role in vaccination to help prevent shingles. . . . Consumers should talk with their healthcare providers or pharmacists about each vaccine\u2019s profile (ie, single dose versus two doses) and make the decision on which vaccine may be best for them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s what you need to know about the new vaccine and the new recommendations:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"parbase section text textsection\">\n<h2 class=\"crux-intro-large\">Why a New Shingles Vaccine?<\/h2>\n<div class=\"text-container crux-article\">\n<p>Did we need a new shingles vaccine? To answer that question, it helps to have a bit of background on this infection.<\/p>\n<p>Shingles, which is also called herpes zoster, occurs when the chickenpox virus (varicella zoster), which is dormant in those who\u2019ve had the illness, reawakens later in life. Almost all adults older than 40 carry the chickenpox virus\u2014and the older we get, the more the risk of getting shingles climbs. According to the CDC, the infection strikes about 1 million people in the U.S. each year and nearly one in three adults will experience a bout of shingles in their lifetime.<\/p>\n<p>The two to four weeks of shingles, marked by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/shingles\/about\/symptoms.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"broken_link\">symptoms such as<\/a>\u00a0a blistery and painful rash on one side of the body, can be difficult enough. But about one in five people with shingles go on to develop\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmedhealth\/PMHT0022746\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"broken_link\">postherpetic neuralgia<\/a>, or PHN, which is nerve pain that can linger for months or even years.<\/p>\n<p>Since 2006, we\u2019ve had Zostavax\u2014approved for those between 50 and 59 but recommended by the CDC for adults 60 and older\u2014as the sole bulwark against shingles. Zostavax offers 70 percent protection against shingles for people between 50 and 59 but only 18 percent in people 80 and older, according to the Pink Sheet, which reports on the pharmaceutical industry.<\/p>\n<p>When all ages are taken into consideration, Zostavax cuts the chance of shingles by only 51 percent and the risk of PHN by 67 percent.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Zostavax\u2019s effectiveness appears to last just five years, according to the CDC. And research presented in the fall at IDWeek, an annual meeting for infectious disease professionals, suggests that Zostavax may actually wane after only three years.<\/p>\n<p>The Shingrix vaccine (whose two doses are to be given two to six months apart), according to the CDC, offers 97 percent protection in people in their 50s and 60s and roughly 91 percent protection in those in their 70s and 80s. And it appeared to retain similarly high effectiveness throughout a four-year study period and cut PHN risk by 86 percent.<\/p>\n<p>There are key differences between the ways Shingrix and Zostavax are designed. The new shingles vaccine contains an adjuvant, a substance that boosts the immune system\u2019s response. This may be what makes Shingrix both more effective and longer-lasting, says Schaffner at Vanderbilt.<\/p>\n<p>As with Zostavax, the recommendation is that those who are or will soon be on low-dose immunosuppressive therapy (such as less than 20 mg a day of the steroid prednisone), and those who have recovered from an illness that suppresses the immune system, such as leukemia, can get the vaccine.<\/p>\n<p>Right now, Shingrix is not recommended for older adults who are immunocompromised or are taking moderate to high doses of drugs that suppress the immune system.<\/p>\n<p>But because the new shingles vaccine contains a nonliving viral particle, it may ultimately be deemed appropriate for those with compromised immunity. (Zostavax contains live\u2014although weakened\u2014herpes zoster virus, so those with significantly weakened immune systems should not receive it.) The ACIP will review data on Shingrix in these groups as it becomes available.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShingles is a big problem with immunocompromised people,\u201d Schaffner says.<\/p>\n<p>Those who are severely allergic to any component of Shingrix should not get the vaccine, and anyone with active shingles should wait until symptoms resolve. The vaccine hasn\u2019t been studied in pregnant or breastfeeding women.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"parbase section text bulletssection textsection\">\n<h2 class=\"crux-intro-large\">Can It Cause Side Effects?<\/h2>\n<div class=\"text-container crux-article\">\n<p>Like every vaccine, Shingrix has the potential for side effects, although so far, none seem particularly worrisome. The new shingles vaccine does appear to be more likely to cause pain during injection and at the site of injection for up to three days afterward than Zostavax does.<\/p>\n<p>In clinical trials, the side effects also included injection site redness and swelling, muscle pain, and immune system responses such as headache, shivering,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumerreports.org\/health\/when-to-worry-about-a-fever\/\" class=\"broken_link\">fever<\/a>, and upset stomach. Most, according to GlaxoSmithKline, its manufacturer, lasted less than three days.<\/p>\n<p>Though Shingrix was tested on some 16,600 adults in clinical trials, its real-world use has been limited. The company will be conducting additional safety and efficacy studies over the next few years, and the CDC will be monitoring any adverse events that are reported.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs with any drug that\u2019s approved on the basis of studies in only thousands, in contrast to millions after approval, strict post-marketing surveillance studies have to be agreed upon, with severe penalties for irregularities,\u201d says CR\u2019s Lipman.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"parbase section text textsection\">\n<h2 class=\"crux-intro-large\">Availability and Cost<\/h2>\n<div class=\"text-container crux-article\">\n<p>According to Schaffner, it\u2019s anticipated that deductibles and co-pays aside, private insurers will probably cover the cost of Shingrix\u2014which is $280 for the two shots. That\u2019s what insurers generally do with Zostavax (which costs $213 for those who have to pay full price, according to the CDC).<\/p>\n<p>However, it may take a little time for all insurers to do this, he says, and Medicare, he notes, may take longer. What\u2019s probable is that like Zostavax, Shingrix will be covered under Medicare Part D. That has posed coverage challenges for some consumers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumerreports.org\/shingles-vaccine\/new-shingles-vaccine-shingrix-what-you-should-know\/\">https:\/\/www.consumerreports.org\/shingles-vaccine\/new-shingles-vaccine-shingrix-what-you-should-know\/<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The New Shingles Vaccine: What You Should Know About Shingrix The CDC now recommends this vaccine for its strong, longer-lasting protection By Diane Umansky Last updated: January 25, 2018 \u00a0Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention\u00a0made its formal recommendations &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/healthyhorizons\/health-maintenance\/shingrix-the-new-shingles-vaccine\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9193321,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[313094],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7337","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-health-maintenance"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paB9fc-1Ul","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/healthyhorizons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7337","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/healthyhorizons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/healthyhorizons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/healthyhorizons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9193321"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/healthyhorizons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7337"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/healthyhorizons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7337\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7339,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/healthyhorizons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7337\/revisions\/7339"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/healthyhorizons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7337"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/healthyhorizons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7337"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/healthyhorizons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7337"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}