Shingles vaccinations
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Older adults in Scotland are offered routine vaccination for shingles.
NHS Highland will contact you by post, email or SMS (text) with details of your appointment once you become eligible. Please wait to be contacted.
Important: About shingles vaccinations and eligibility
The shingles vaccine helps to protect people from shingles (herpes zoster).
Eligibility for the shingles vaccine depends on what age you were on 1 September, and whether you have an eligible health condition.
Use the shingles vaccine eligibility by age calculator.
Find out about eligibility, when the vaccine is given and how it works, at NHS inform.
Changes to the shingles vaccination programme (video)
NHS Scotland has started to offer the shingles vaccine to a much larger group of people, to help protect people at an earlier age. We can't do this all at once so it needs to be rolled out on a phased basis over 10 years.
Two doses
You need to have 2 doses of the shingles vaccine for it to be effective.
You’ll be offered your second dose 2 to 12 months after your first dose.
Important: Help by phone or email
Use these contacts for questions about vaccination clinics, including if you:
- have been asked to book an appointment
- need to rearrange an appointment
- need to cancel an appointment (please let us know so we can offer a place to someone else)
When leaving a message by phone or email, please include your name and address (including postcode). One of the team will get back to you as soon as possible. Leave one message only as this will help the team to get back to everyone quickly.
Phone or email our local Service Delivery Centre
phone 0800 032 0339
Available:
- Monday, 9:30am to 5:00pm
- Tuesday to Friday, 9:00am to 5:00pm
You can leave a voicemail outside these hours with details.
email nhsh.vaccinationenquiries@nhs.scot
Phone the National Vaccination Helpline
phone 0800 030 8013
Available:
- Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 6:00pm
- Saturday, 9:00am to 1:00pm