Johns Hopkins HIV Guide
Zoster vaccine
VACCINE TYPE
Shingrix® is a non-live subunit, adjuvanted vaccine (lyophilized recombinant).
Zostavax® is a live attenuated virus vaccine.
- Zostavax® is no longer available (discontinued in 2020 by the manufacturer)
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Last updated: November 10, 2024
Citation
Dzintars, Kate. "Zoster Vaccine." Johns Hopkins HIV Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2024. Johns Hopkins Guides, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_HIV_Guide/545296/all/Zoster_vaccine.
Dzintars K. Zoster vaccine. Johns Hopkins HIV Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2024. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_HIV_Guide/545296/all/Zoster_vaccine. Accessed November 3, 2025.
Dzintars, K. (2024). Zoster vaccine. In Johns Hopkins HIV Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_HIV_Guide/545296/all/Zoster_vaccine
Dzintars K. Zoster Vaccine [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins HIV Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2024. [cited 2025 November 03]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_HIV_Guide/545296/all/Zoster_vaccine.
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