Shingles vaccination guide
Source: gov.uk (2025-10-02)

Information on shingles and the benefits of vaccination for adults and a postcard to invite eligible patients.

This guide explains:
- what shingles is and how you get it
- how the vaccine works to protect eligible people from shingles
- when and how to get the vaccine
The shingles vaccination postcard is suitable for all shingles vaccination settings including GP practices.

The details of the vaccination appointment and address of the GP practice can be added to the back of the postcard and it can then be sent out to eligible patients to invite them to attend their appointment.

Paper copies of the English version, product code 2213689EN001 (https://find-public-health-resources.service.gov.uk/Shingle%20vaccination%20guide%20/2213689EN001) of this leaflet are free to order or download.

Accessible versions of the previous version of the main leaflet are available to order and download in: Audio (https://find-public-health-resources.service.gov.uk/Shingles%20vaccination%20guide%3A%20audio/C24SGX1AU), BSL (https://find-public-health-resources.service.gov.uk/Shingles%20vaccination%20guide%3A%20BSL/C24SGX1BSL), Braille (https://find-public-health-resources.service.gov.uk/Shingles%20vaccination%20guide%3A%20braille/C24SGX1BR) and Large Print (https://find-public-health-resources.service.gov.uk/Shingles%20vaccination%20guide%3A%20large%20print/C24SGX1LP).

Translations of this leaflet are available in: Albanian (https://find-public-health-resources.service.gov.uk/A%20guide%20to%20Shingles%20vaccination%3A%20Albanian/221368HSQ001), Arabic (https://find-public-health-resources.service.gov.uk/A%20guide%20to%20Shingles%20vaccination%3A%20Arabic/221368GAR001), Bulgarian (https://find-public-health-resources.service.gov.uk/A%20guide%20to%20Shingles%20vaccination%3A%20Bulgarian/221368IBG001), Chinese Simplified (https://find-public-health-resources.service.gov.uk/A%20guide%20to%20Shingles%20vaccination%3A%20Chinese%20(Simplified)/221368JZH001), Chinese Traditional (https://find-public-health-resources.service.gov.uk/A%20guide%20to%20Shingles%20vaccination%3A%20Chinese%20(Traditional)/221368KZHHA001), Farsi (https://find-public-health-resources.service.gov.uk/A%20guide%20to%20Shingles%20vaccination%3A%20Farsi/221368LFA001), Greek (https://find-public-health-resources.service.gov.uk/A%20guide%20to%20Shingles%20vaccination%3A%20Greek/221368MEL001), Gujarati (https://find-public-health-resources.service.gov.uk/A%20guide%20to%20Shingles%20vaccination%3A%20Gujarati%20/221368NGU001), Hindi (https://find-public-health-resources.service.gov.uk/A%20guide%20to%20Shingles%20vaccination%3A%20Hindi/221368OHI001), Latvian (https://find-public-health-resources.service.gov.uk/A%20guide%20to%20Shingles%20vaccination%3A%20Latvian/221368PLV001), Lithuanian (https://find-public-health-resources.service.gov.uk/A%20guide%20to%20Shingles%20vaccination%3A%20Lithuanian/221368QLT001), Nepali (https://find-public-health-resources.service.gov.uk/A%20guide%20to%20Shingles%20vaccination%3A%20Nepali/221368RNE001), Pashto (https://find-public-health-resources.service.gov.uk/A%20guide%20to%20Shingles%20vaccination%3A%20Pashto/221368SPS001), Polish (https://find-public-health-resources.service.gov.uk/A%20guide%20to%20Shingles%20vaccination%3A%20Polish/221368TPL001), Romanian (https://find-public-health-resources.service.gov.uk/A%20guide%20to%20Shingles%20vaccination%3A%20Romanian%20/221368URO001), Romany (https://find-public-health-resources.service.gov.uk/A%20guide%20to%20Shingles%20vaccination%3A%20Romany/221368VROM001), Russian (https://find-public-health-resources.service.gov.uk/A%20guide%20to%20Shingles%20vaccination%3A%20Russian/221368WRU001), Somali (https://find-public-health-resources.service.gov.uk/A%20guide%20to%20Shingles%20vaccination%3A%20Somali/221368XSO001), Spanish (https://find-public-health-resources.service.gov.uk/A%20guide%20to%20Shingles%20vaccination%3A%20Spanish/221368YES001), Tigrinya (https://find-public-health-resources.service.gov.uk/A%20guide%20to%20Shingles%20vaccination%3A%20Tigrinya/221368ZTI001), Turkish (https://find-public-health-resources.service.gov.uk/A%20guide%20to%20Shingles%20vaccination%3A%20Turkish/2213690TR001), Twi (https://find-public-health-resources.service.gov.uk/A%20guide%20to%20Shingles%20vaccination%3A%20Twi/2213691TW001), Urdu (https://find-public-health-resources.service.gov.uk/A%20guide%20to%20Shingles%20vaccination%3A%20Urdu/2213692UR001) and Yoruba (https://find-public-health-resources.service.gov.uk/A%20guide%20to%20Shingles%20vaccination%3A%20Yoruba/2213693YO001).

Record cards

Record cards for the 2-dose programme are available to order (product code S23RC01 (https://find-public-health-resources.service.gov.uk/Shingles%20record%20card/S23RC01)). They are available in packs of 25.

Shingles vaccination stickers

Stickers for the shingles programme are available to order (product code S23ST04 (https://find-public-health-resources.service.gov.uk/Shingles%20sticker/S23ST04)).

Shingles vaccination invitation postcards

There are 2 designs of postcards available. One is birthday themed and the second one is linked to the new leaflet artwork. Each postcard has an empty section for you to add the name and address of the eligible patient and post to them to remind them about making an appointment for their shingles vaccinations. They can be used for the first or second Shingrix vaccine. To order the postcards use product code S23PC02 (https://find-public-health-resources.service.gov.uk/Shingles%20postcard/S23PC02) and product code S23PC03 (https://find-public-health-resources.service.gov.uk/Shingles%20postcard/S23PC03).

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