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Older people urged to get shingles vaccination

Public Health England is encouraging eligible older people to get vaccinated against shingles, after the latest figures revealed a drop in the number of people taking up the vaccination.

Public Health England is encouraging eligible older people to get vaccinated against shingles, after the latest figures revealed a drop in the number of people taking up the vaccination. Data for September – November 2015 revealed a 2% drop in the number of people aged over 70 taking the vaccination, down from 39.8% in the same period in the previous year to 37.8%. In the catch-up cohort (those aged over 78 years of age) figures were also down on the same period last year, from 38.6% to 38.2%. From 1 September 2015, the shingles vaccine has been offered to people

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