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How to Take Zoster Vaccine Live and it's Dose


It comes as a solution for injection to be administered by a healthcare provider under the skin.

Dosage & When it is to be taken

SC- The recommended dose is 0.65-mL as a single dose, in the deltoid region of the upper arm.

When it is not to be taken (Contraindications)

Contraindicated in patients with weakened immune system, tuberculosis, hypersensitivity, and in pregnant women.

Drug Name : Zoster Vaccine Live

This medication is an attenuated live vaccine, prescribed for preventing herpes zoster (shingles).


Trade Names/Brand Names of Zoster Vaccine Live

International :


Zostavax
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