MONTREAL, June 19, 2012 /CNW Telbec/ - According to a new survey conducted by Ipsos-Reid, 94% of Canadians think shingles is painful, but only 34% of Canadians know a vaccine exists to help prevent shingles.1 Merck is unveiling the survey results today as the company announces that the backlog on orders for ZOSTAVAX® - the only vaccine indicated for the prevention of shingles (herpes zoster) in people 50 years of age and older - is now over.
Nearly 1 in 3 Canadians will develop shingles in their lifetime.2
Watch for the b-roll to be distributed via satellite on Tuesday, June 19 between 10:00 am and 11:00 am EDT in English and French and between 12:00 pm and 12:30 pm EDT in English only. Coordinates: Galaxy 17 K15 Slot D (9 Mhz), D/L: 12013.5H, Symbol rate: 6.1113, FEC 3/4
The news release is available at www.cnw.ca.
Content of footage will include:
- Interview with Dr. Jeffrey Ashley, general practitioner
- Interview with Mr. Lorne Barsky on his personal experience with shingles
- Shingles animations and rash footage
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1 Ipsos-Reid, 2012. "Shingles Omnibus Survey", Canadian Online Omni June 6 - 8, 2012
2 Brisson M et al. Epidemiology of varicella zoster virus infection in Canada and the United Kingdom. Epidemiol Infect 2011;127:305-14
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