Early impact of the Australian national shingles vaccination program with the herpes zoster live attenuated vaccine

John Litta Discipline of General Practice College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Adelaide, AustraliaView further author information

Robert Booyb National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance of Vaccine Preventable Diseases, The University of Sydney, Sydney, AustraliaView further author information

Debra Bourkec Medical Department, Seqirus (Australia) Pty Ltd, Parkville, AustraliaView further author information

Dominic E. Dwyerd NSW Health Pathology – Institute for Clinical Pathology and Medical Research, Westmead Hospital and the University of Sydney, Sydney, AustraliaView further author information

Alan Leebe Illawarra Medical Centre, Ballajura, AustraliaView further author information

Philip McCloudf McCloud Consulting Group, Belrose, AustraliaView further author information

Alicia N. Steing Helath Economics, Seqirus (Australia) Pty Ltd, Parkville, AustraliaView further author information

Michael Woodwardh Centre for Virus Research, Aged Care Services, Austin Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, AustraliaView further author information

Anthony L. Cunninghami Faculty of Medicine and Health, The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Westmead, Australia;j The University of Sydney, Sydney, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]