What would you recommend as the best practice for responding to patients that have fear of side effects or an injection?

Yes, many patients have heard about side effects associated with the shingles vaccine, namely fatigue, fever, and injection site reaction, which can at times make patients hesitant to receive the vaccine.

And their worry is not unfounded because the shingles vaccine is known to be reactogenic in nature.

reactogenicity is a term that we use to refer to how a vaccine is expected to cause short-term symptoms after administration.

And in the case of shingles vaccine, approximately 80% of patients experience short-term symptoms like fatigue, fever, or injection site pain after administration.

And this reactogenicity has to do with the presence of the AS01 adjuvant, which is present in the vaccine to boost its immunogenicity.

That's a really great thing, but unfortunately, it is also responsible for the common side effects associated with the vaccine.

In what ways do standing orders and protocol-driven workflows help streamline the shingles vaccination and reduce these missed opportunities for completing that two-step zoster dose?