Shingles vaccine (Shingrix)

A MinuteClinic provider can discuss the benefits of the shingles vaccine (Shingrix) with you and give you both doses of the vaccine 2 to 6 months apart.

1. Prior to scheduling your appointment, you may have to answer a few questions to help us prepare for your visit.

2. Check-in varies depending on how you scheduled your appointment.

   If you made your appointment online:

   Check in using the email or text message we sent to confirm your appointment. If you prefer to check in using the electronic kiosk, make sure you have your confirmation code.

   If you made your appointment in the clinic:

   Sign in at the electronic kiosk.

   If you made a MinuteClinic Virtual Care® appointment:


   To join your virtual visit, use the link in the email or text message we sent you to confirm your appointment. Please join 15 minutes before your scheduled visit time. You will need your date of birth and zip code to join the visit.

3. When it's time for your appointment, a provider will call your name.
   
4. Your provider will conduct a thorough examination based on your reason for visit, presenting symptoms and health history. Charges will be based on examination and services provided during the visit.
   
5. At the end of your visit, you are provided with a visit summary, a receipt and educational material about your diagnosis. At your request, we can send information about your visit to your primary care provider.

• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends the shingles vaccine (Shingrix) for healthy adults who are 50 years or older. This is true even if you:
  • Are unsure whether you’ve had chickenpox
  • Have already had shingles
  • Have received a Zostavax vaccination (a type of shingles vaccine that is no longer in use)

• If you are unsure about whether the shingles vaccine (Shingrix) is right for you, talk to your health care provider.
• The shingles vaccine (Shingrix) may not be right for you if you:
  • Experienced an allergic reaction following your first dose of Shingrix
  • Have tested negative for immunity to the varicella-zoster virus
  • Currently have shingles
  • Are either pregnant or breastfeeding

• The most common side effect is some pain in your arm at the injection site. 
• You may also experience redness or swelling around that same area. 
• Other common side effects include muscle pain, headaches, fever, tiredness, nausea, stomach pain or shivering. 
• These side effects are temporary and will disappear on their own in about 2 or 3 days.

Two doses of the shingles vaccine (Shingrix) provide effective protection against shingles and PHN. The shingles vaccine (Shingrix) encourages your immune system to create extra antibodies.

The shingles (Shingrix) vaccine does not involve a live virus. This means many people with compromised immune systems, who are at high risk for developing shingles, can get this vaccine.

You can get a shingles vaccine (Shingrix) alongside any other inactivated and live vaccines. This includes any vaccine that is normally recommended for those 50 years and older, such as the pneumococcal and influenza vaccines. If you want to receive both, get the pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV) vaccine first. If needed, mumps, measles and rubella (MMR), yellow fever and live intranasal flu vaccines should be given at the same time or separated by at least 4 weeks.