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You can schedule your shingles vaccine at your nearest Well Pharmacy. With over 700 stores across the UK, your local store isn't too far away.
Get your vaccine at your local pharmacy
1 in 4 people have at least 1 episode of shingles in their life. It's caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox and can result in an itchy, painful rash.
You can stay protected against shingles by getting vaccinated at your nearest pharmacy.
Single dose: £225
Complete course (two doses): £450
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Is the shingles vaccine right for me?
We'll always make sure that our services are suited to your individual needs when you meet us in-store. But you can check your eligibility before booking.
Who can get a shingles vaccine?
This service may be suitable for you if you:
- Are aged 50 or over*
- Have not already had the vaccine
- Have not had an allergic reaction to the vaccine before
- Are not immunocompromised
- Are not pregnant or breastfeeding.
*Patients aged between 70 and 79 can have a free NHS shingles vaccine from their GP.
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How our shingles vaccination service works
Head in-store for your first dose
On the day of your appointment, pop into your local Well Pharmacy. A pharmacist will give you your first jab in a private area within the store.
Get your second dose
You'll need to return to your nearest pharmacy within 6 months of your first dose to complete your treatment.
More about shingles
Shingles is an infection of a nerve and the skin around it. It is caused by the varicella-zoster virus, which also causes chickenpox. If you get it, a rash will appear across a nerve. The rash can cause pain and discomfort. Find out how you can get vaccinated at Well.
The main symptom of shingles is pain, followed by a rash that develops into itchy blisters, similar in appearance to chickenpox.
New blisters may appear for up to a week. After a few days, blisters will become yellowish in colour, flatten and dry out. Scabs then form where the blisters were. These scabs may leave some slight scarring after the infection has gone.
The pain may be a constant, dull or burning sensation and its intensity can vary from mild to severe. You may have sharp stabbing pains from time to time, and the affected area of skin will usually be tender.
It can take up to 4 weeks for the rash to heal, but your skin can be painful for weeks after the rash has gone.
The risk of shingles increases as you get older. And the older you are, the worse the infection can be.
The shingles rash can be extremely painful, to the extent that sufferers cannot even bear the feeling of their clothes touching the affected skin.
Some people are left with pain lasting for years after the initial rash has healed.
No. Shingles and chickenpox are cause by herpes zoster virus.
So, if you haven’t been infected with the virus at any point in your life, you won’t be able to get shingles.
Yes, you can. The herpes zoster virus stays dormant in your body after it first infects you. It can be reactivated and cause the symptoms that are associated with shingles.
Shingles and chickenpox are caused by the same virus. But they are treated using different products. Shingles is treated with the Shingrix vaccine, while chickenpox can either be treated with the Varilrix or Varivax vaccination.
The symptoms that shingles and chickenpox cause are not exactly the same. Although both conditions can cause an itchy rash, headaches and fever, typically shingles causes skin changes that only affect one side of the body. It can also cause fatigue (tiredness) and muscle weakness.
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