Vaccination against shingles. Recommendations of a group of experts from Polish scientific societies – update 2025
of updated recommendations for vaccination against shingles authorized schedule is two doses, 2-6 months apart (a one-month interval is permissible before planned immunosuppression).From April 1, 2025, RZV is reimbursed at 50% for specified risk groups and is free for adults aged 65 years or older who fulfill the reimbursement criteria.The broad implementation of these 2025 recommendations is expected to substantially reduce the HZ burden and postherpetic complications in Poland, particularly within primary care settings.
Authors
- Magdalena Kocot-Kępska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0392-2583)
- Leszek Szenborn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6574-8229)
- Jacek Bil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8724-5611)
- Małgorzata Czajkowska‐Malinowska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5661-3816)
- Agnieszka Zmysłowska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8781-4469)
- Magdalena Krajewska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2632-2409)
- Krzysztof Tomasiewicz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7868-2708)
- Aneta Nitsch‐Osuch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2622-7348)
- Jacek Wysocki
- Lidia Rudnicka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8308-1023)
- Konrad Rejdak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7019-6681)
- Robert Gil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9041-3313)
- Jacek Cezary Szepietowski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0766-6342)
- Irina Kowalska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9281-1959)
- Agnieszka Mastalerz–Migas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6600-2760)
- Monika Nojszewska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4231-5636)
- Joanna Narbutt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8135-012X)
- Ernest Kuchar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7883-2427)
- Alina Kułakowska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5458-2830)
- Justyna Ledwoch
- Anna Przeklasa-Muszyńska
Publication Details
- Journal
- Family Medicine & Primary Care Review
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5114/fmpcr.2025.153664
- Primary Topic
- Animal Virus Infections Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00