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Shingles Vaccine for Seniors: Labour's Call for Government Action
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Marie Sherlock, Labours health spokesperson, urges the government to include the shingles vaccine in the national immunization program for those over sixty-five. Despite NIACs recommendation, high private costs exclude many older adults. Recent drug supplier agreements missed the opportunity to negotiate this vaccine, which could prevent chronic pain, hospital stays, and potential links to strokes and dementia. At a cost of forty-three million six hundred thousand euros annually, its a small investment for significant health benefits as life expectancy increases.
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