is zoster vaccine a live vaccine
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The zoster vaccine (trade name Zostavax) is a live vaccine developed by Merck & Co. that has been shown to reduce the incidence of herpes zoster (known as shingles) by 51.3% in a study of 38,000 adults aged 60 and older who received the vaccine.he zoster vaccine was approved and licensed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in May 2006. The FDA originally recommended it only for individuals 60 years of age or older who met the following requirements:
Live vaccines include: 1  MMR - the combination measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine. 2  Vavivax - the varicella or chicken pox vaccine. 3  Proquad - a combination of MMR and Varivax.  rotavirus vaccines - including two oral vaccines, RotaTeq and 1  Rotarix. Flumist - the nasal spray flu vaccine.