- A new vaccine against shingles is now available and this means that we have the opportunity to include it in an updated investigation, says Sören Andersson, head of the vaccination program at FHM, who thinks it would be valuable to be able to offer it in the vaccination program so that it is subsidized or free.
Shingrix has an efficiency of 90 percent, compared to the previous vaccine which is only 50 percent effective.
However, it is expensive - for two doses you have to pay 5,000 kronor.
According to the Swedish Public Health Agency, 30,000 people suffer from shingles every year and a quarter of the population suffers at some point in their lives, usually after 50. With shingles, blisters form on the skin which can be very painful.