ACIP recommends zoster vaccine to prevent shinglesIn May, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) issued its first statement recommending routine immunization of all persons aged 60 years and older with one dose of live attenuated zoster vaccine to prevent herpes zoster (shingles). In its statement, the ACIP said, “The availability of a safe and effective vaccine for zoster offers an opportunity to decrease the burden of this disease and its complications among persons with high levels of risk.”