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National Immunisation Program (NIP) schedule for Shingles (see reference):

From 1 November 2023, the shingles vaccine Shingrix® replaced Zostavax® on the National Immunisation Program (NIP) schedule for the prevention of shingles and post-herpetic neuralgia. It will be available for eligible people most at risk of complications from shingles.

A 2-dose course of Shingrix® will be available for free for:

• people aged 65 years and older
• First Nations people aged 50 years and older
• immunocompromised people aged 18 years and older with the following medical conditions:
  • haemopoietic stem cell transplant
  • solid organ transplant
  • haematological malignancy
  • advanced or untreated HIV.

Shingles Report:

Shingles graph provides a pie chart by immunisation status for population aged 18 and over.

To find eligible patients, please apply the filters as per the recipes attached below.

The categories provided are:

• Recorded
• Not Recorded

Recipes:

Please use the below recipes to find the eligible population for Shingles vaccination

Eligibility 1: people aged 65 years and older

Eligibility 2: First Nations people aged 50 years and older

Eligibility 3: immunocompromised people aged 18 years and older with the following medical conditions:

• haemopoietic stem cell transplant
• solid organ transplant
• haematological malignancy
• advanced or untreated HIV.

References:

Department of Health and Aged Care - Shingles (herpes zoster) vaccine

Australian Immunisation Handbook - Zoster (herpes zoster)