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There are many reasons, including: difficulty accessing family physicians or public health appointments, school-based immunization programs being cancelled due to school closures or lockdowns, and the fear of contracting COVID-19 while seeking medical care. Uptake of the shingles vaccine, which prevents a painful illness that 1 in 3 Canadians will develop, fell by half during the pandemic.