Tag: shingles
CDC Recommends Shingrix Shingles Vaccine
The American federal health system has recommended a new shingles vaccine called Shingrix® made by GlaxoSmithKline.
FDA Panel Recommends Shingrix Shingles Vaccine
GlaxoSmithKline's shingles vaccine Shingrix won unanimous approval from an advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), paving the way for the first alternative to Merck's Zostavax.
Zostavax Shingles Vaccine Lawsuit Filed in New Jersey
A group of 18 people from 11 states have filed a lawsuit against Merck & Co. for failing to warn about risks of the Zostavax shingles vaccines.
Merck Faces Growing Number of Zostavax Vaccine Lawsuits
Merck & Co. is facing a growing number of lawsuits for downplaying the risk of developing shingles and other side effects from the Zostavax shingles vaccine.
Zostavax Vaccine Can Be Deadly in Sick Patients
After a person who got the vaccine died, health officials in Australia remind doctors not to give Merck's shingles vaccine Zostavax to patients who are sick or on medications that weaken the immune system.