Issued: Thursday 22 February 2024 – Melbourne, Australia
- Nearly all Australians over the age of 50 carry the inactive virus (varicella zoster virus) that causes shingles from a previous chickenpox infection.1-3
- Media personality and campaign ambassador of Shingles Awareness Week, Deborah Knight, shares her personal experience of shingles to help raise awareness.
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