Shingles Information For Health Professionals

On this page:
Shingles in health care settings
Clinical features and epidemiology
Reporting
Vaccine information
ACIP Recommendations and MMWR reports

Shingles in health care settings

• Managing Herpes Zoster (Shingles) Exposures in Health Care Settings
  Quick reference for managing exposures to zoster in health care settings.

Clinical features and epidemiology

• Shingles for Health Care Professionals
  CDC information about shingles (herpes zoster).

• Varicella: Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
  Varicella chapter in the CDC's Pink Book on vaccine-preventable diseases includes information on herpes zoster, the recurrent varicella infection known as shingles.

• Photos of Shingles
  CDC offers photos of the disease and people affected by the disease. Warning: graphic medical images.

Reporting

• Reporting Zoster (Shingles)
  Zoster (shingles) disease must be reported to the Minnesota Department of Health. Find out what needs to be reported, who needs to report diseases, which forms to use and where to find out more about the disease.

• Chickenpox and Shingles: School Reporting and Outbreak Recommendations
  Information for school health personnel about chickenpox and shingles reporting requirements and surveillance and outbreak recommendations.

Vaccine information

• Vaccination Guidance for the Prevention of Herpes Zoster (Shingles) (PDF)
  Summary of vaccination recommendations to prevent shingles, including information on the Recombinant Zoster Vaccine (RZV), Shingrix.

• Do Not Freeze Shingrix (PDF)
  Sign to hang on vaccine storage units as a reminder that Shingrix has to be stored in the refrigerator.

• Shingles Vaccine Product Information and VISs
  

  Generic name	Manufacturer	Prescribing information	VIS
  Recombinant Zoster Vaccine (RZV)	GSK	Shingrix	Recombinant Shingles VIS
  Zoster Vaccine Live (ZVL)*	Merck	Zostavax	Live Shingles VIS

  *Note: Shingrix vaccine is preferred over Zostavax for the prevention of herpes zoster and its complications.

• Shingrix Information for Health Care Professionals, CDC
  Information from CDC on vaccination for health care professionals. Shingrix is recommended over Zostavax vaccine for the prevention of herpes zoster disease.

• Ask the Experts: Shingles Vaccine, IAC
  Experts from the CDC answer challenging questions about vaccines and their administration.

ACIP Recommendations and MMWR reports

• Zoster (Shingles) ACIP Vaccine Recommendations
  Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).