Well Pharmacy has revealed that there is confusion over shingles and chickenpox, with almost 60% of adults believing the shingles virus is adult chickenpox. The pharmacy chain, which carried out market research into the understanding of chickenpox, found that 29% of adults didn’t know there was a vaccination that could protect them from the virus, with 72% of those polled saying that they would have a chickenpox vaccination.
In fact, 79% of people stated that the roll out of the Covid-19 vaccine has made them less worried about having a vaccination. Well Pharmacy recently revealed that concern and confusion over the recent spate of monkeypox cases in the UK has seen the uptake of chickenpox vaccinations surging by 146% over a six-week period - with recent findings showing that 71% of people are somewhat or very worried that monkeypox could be the next epidemic.
The pharmacy is encouraging the public not to underestimate the impact that chickenpox can have. Chickenpox and shingles vaccinations are readily available in pharmacies across the UK, with Well suggesting those with concerns speak to their local pharmacist to get further advice.
