In a recent study, researchers used data from 6 integrated health care organizations’ databases to examine incidence rate for herpes zoster among children who were vaccinated against varicella.
Because patients with IBD are at an increased risk for HZ, the authors of a recent study sought to determine the frequency of HZ vaccination and factors associated with these rates among this patient...
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has issued recommendations regarding the use of the new herpes zoster vaccine, which was recently approved by the US Food and Drug Administration.
The risk for herpes zoster is known to increase with age. Previous evidence has indicated that the herpes zoster recombinant subunit vaccine is highly effective in preventing the virus in adults age 50...
