{"id":2753,"date":"2022-09-02T14:46:51","date_gmt":"2022-09-02T12:46:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.drfruehwein.de\/vaccination-against-shingles-dr-fruehwein\/"},"modified":"2023-08-25T13:43:47","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T11:43:47","slug":"vaccination-against-shingles-dr-fruehwein","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.drfruehwein.de\/en\/vaccination-against-shingles-dr-fruehwein\/","title":{"rendered":"Vaccination against shingles – Dr. Fr\u00fchwein"},"content":{"rendered":"

Vaccination against shingles (herpes zoster)<\/h1><\/div>

in Munich<\/h2><\/div>
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Most of us have had contact with shingles at some point, either because we have had the disease ourselves or because someone we know has suffered from this usually painful and long-lasting disease. Now a safe vaccine with long-lasting protection against shingles is available. In the view of the team at the practice of Dr. Fr\u00fchwein und Partner, this is a really sensible preventive measure.<\/p>\n

Reactivation of the varicella zoster virus (chickenpox) and the associated disease of shingles) herpes zoster is a painful and extremely unpleasant experience that more than 400,000 people in Germany experience each year. The virus is carried by everyone who has ever had chickenpox.<\/p>\n

In particular, the pain and discomfort that often persists for a long time, the so-called post-zoster neuralgia (PZN), significantly limits the quality of life even after the acute phase of the disease with the typical rash with small vesicles (zoster exanthema) and affects up to 30% of sufferers.<\/p>\n

A new vaccine against the disease has been on the market in Germany since May 2018. According to the STIKO, efficacy across all age groups 50 years and older is about 92 percent for protection against herpes zoster and about 82 percent for protection against post-zoster neuralgia. Thereby, the immunity seems to last for at least 9 years.<\/p>\n

Now the vaccination is also covered by all statutory health insurers.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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For whom does vaccination against shingles (herpes zoster) make sense?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Vaccination is recommended by the Standing Commission on Vaccination (STIKO) for all persons over 60 years of age and persons with an underlying disease that poses an increased health risk. E.G.:<\/p>\n