Eligibility for shingles vaccine
If you have a severely weakened immune system (as described in the Green book chapter) you will be offered the shingles vaccine from 50 years of age.
If you are over 70 years of age and have not had shingles vaccine before you remain eligible up to your 80th birthday.
Eligibility for the Shingles Vaccine by age and birth date
| Eligible From (Your Birthday) |
Dates of Birth |
Programme Start Date |
Programme Year |
|
Catch up Stage 1
70th
|
1 September 1953 to 31 August 1954 |
1 September 2023 |
Year 1 |
|
| 1 September 1954 to 31 August 1955 |
1 September 2024 |
Year 2 |
|
| 1 September 1955 to 31 August 1956 |
1 September 2025 |
Year 3 |
|
| 1 September 1956 to 31 August 1957 |
1 September 2026 |
Year 4 |
|
| 1 September 1957 to 31 August 1958 |
1 September 2027 |
Year 5 |
|
| 65th |
1 September 1958 to 31st August 1959 |
1 September 2023 |
V |
Year 1 |
| 1 September 1959 to 31st August 1960 |
1 September 2024 |
V |
Year 2 |
| 1 September 1960 to 31st August 1961 |
1 September 2025 |
V |
Year 3 |
| 1 September 1961 to 31st August 1962 |
1 September 2026 |
V |
Year 4 |
| 1 September 1962 to 31st August 1963 |
1 September 2027 |
V |
Year 5 |
|
Catch up stage 2
65th
|
1 September 1963 to 31st August 1964 |
1 September 2028 |
Year 6 |
V |
| 1 September 1964 to 31st August 1965 |
1 September 2029 |
Year 7 |
V |
| 1 September 1965 to 31st August 1966 |
1 September 2030 |
Year 8 |
V |
| 1 September 1966 to 31st August 1967 |
1 September 2031 |
Year 9 |
V |
| 1 September 1967 to 31st August 1968 |
1 September 2032 |
Year 10 |
V |
| 60th |
1 September 1968 to 31st August 1969 |
1 September 2028 |
|
Year 6 |
| 1 September 1969 to 31st August 1970 |
1 September 2029 |
|
Year 7 |
| 1 September 1970 to 31st August 1971 |
1 September 2030 |
|
Year 8 |
| 1 September 1971 to 31st August 1972 |
1 September 2031 |
|
Year 9 |
| 1 September 1972 to 31st August 1973 |
1 September 2032 |
|
Year 10 |
| Routine 60th |
on or after 1 September 1973 |
1 September 2033 |
Year 11 onwards |