Podcasts Government RNIB Conversations S1 Ep1291: Shingles, What is it and Should We Take the Shingles Vaccine if Offered It?

S1 Ep1291: Shingles, What is it and Should We Take the Shingles Vaccine if Offered It?

Published: Aug. 18, 2022, noon

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For this week\\u2019s check in with Pharmacist Elizabeth Roddick from New Life Pharmacy in Glasgow we thought it would be good to find out all about shingles, what it is about the shingles vaccine and should we take it if we are offered the vaccine?
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\\nElizabeth began by telling our Toby Davey what shingles is and the relationship between shingles and chickenpox, whether you can catch shingles from chicken pox and what types of treatment might there be for shingles.
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\\nElizabeth ended by giving her advice on whether you should take the shingles vaccine if you are offered it.\\xa0
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\\nYou can find more information about shingles and the shingles vaccine by visiting the following pages of the NHS website -\\xa0
\\nhttps://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vaccinations/shingles-vaccination
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\\nTo get in touch with Elizabeth Roddick email\\xa0 Elizabeth.r@newlifepharmacy.co.uk or for more information visit https://newlifepharmacy.co.uk.
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\\nImage:\\xa0 Picture showing Elizabeth standing in her pharmacy, dressed in her white pharmacist coat and a colourful bandana around her neck, she\'s smiling. warmly at the camera with her hands slightly raised.
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