CDC's Advisory Committee recommends Shingrix over Zostavax for prevention of shingles

26 October 2017

Hot on the heels of Canadian and US marketing approval of its shingles vaccine Shingrix, UK pharma major GlaxoSmithKline (LSE: GSK) late yesterday received a follow-on boost for its product with a US recommendation as the preferred shingles vaccine from the committee responsible for vaccination policy in the USA.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted in favor of three recommendations for the use of Shingrix (zoster vaccine recombinant, adjuvanted) for the prevention of shingles (herpes zoster):

Shingrix is recommended for the prevention of herpes zoster and related complications for immunocompetent adults aged 50 years and older.
Shingrix is recommended for the prevention of herpes zoster and related complications for immunocompetent adults who previously received zoster vaccine live (Zostavax), the established treatment from US pharma giant Merck & Co (NYSE: MRK).
Shingrix) is preferred over Zostavax for the prevention of herpes zoster and related complications.

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