February 2018 Immunization Supplement
The pharmacist is in a key position to assess and communicate about a patient’s specific vaccine needs.
Community pharmacists have become an integral part of the fight to prevent herpes zoster (shingles).
About 1 out of 3 people in the United States will develop shingles, and there are about 1 million cases each year.
As a whole, adult vaccination coverage has remained unchanged without significant improvement.
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