A 70-year-old woman asks about zoster vaccine. She is immunocompetent and has never had shingles. What is recommended?...

Question

A 70-year-old woman asks about zoster vaccine. She is immunocompetent and has never had shingles. What is recommended?

Accepted Answer

Two-dose recombinant zoster vaccine starting at age ≥50

Answer

No vaccine if prior varicella

Answer

One dose live-attenuated vaccine

Answer

Vaccine only after first zoster episode

Answer

Zoster vaccine not recommended over age 65

us-abfm MCQ (SBA): Immunization-Zoster