8th July 2023

A 72-year-old female with a background of breast cancer presents with a painful blistering rash

A 72-year-old female with a background of breast cancer presents with a painful blistering rash. On examination, there is a unilateral tender vesicular rash over T7/8. This is her second episode of this rash. You suspect shingles. When is the shingles (herpes zoster) vaccine offered to patients by the NHS?

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