New funding for vaccine could bring pain relief for thousands of people - 帯状疱疹ワクチン、オーストラリアの予防接種プログラムへ追加

The pain from shingles has been described as aching, burning, stabbing or shock-like. And even once you've got over the disease, as many as one in five people suffer from post-herpetic neuralgia, continuing pain which can last from a few months to several years afterwards. But from next month, a vaccine will become available to eligible people via the National Immunisation Program. - オーストラリアでは11月1日から、全国予防接種プログラムに帯状疱疹と帯状疱疹後神経痛を予防するためのワクチン、シングリックスが含まれます。