In persons aged 50 years and over (i.e., 40% of the European population by 2020), HZ and its most common complication PHN cause significant morbidity and pain, reduced QoL and loss of dependency.

The patient had been in close contact with his grandmother, who had active herpes zoster, 3 weeks previously; he had received his MMRV vaccine in the left arm 3 months previously. Varicella zoster ...

Shingles, also known as herpes zoster, occurs when the dormant chickenpox ... never had chickenpox or never received the chickenpox vaccine. Most people recover from shingles within a few weeks.

Here's what to know about the latest vaccines, who needs them and how they help prevent the more serious effects of COVID-19. The FDA granted emergency use authorization last week to an updated ...

Many healthy people have immunity from vaccines and previous infection. This is a KFF Health News story. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved an updated COVID-19 shot for everyone 6 ...

While traditional vaccines are designed to prevent disease, researchers are working on something new: therapeutic vaccines, vaccinations that treat an illness after you have it. Therapeutic ...

"We don't know the long-term side effects of Covid vaccines." That's a claim that's still common to see shared online. But a year is actually considered relatively "long term" when it comes to ...

There’s a chance that the burden of disease could be lower, however, and vaccination rates will be a key factor in that trajectory. Last year was the first year that the US had vaccines ...

Considering taking supplements to treat herpes zoster shingles? Below is a list of common natural remedies used to treat or reduce the symptoms of herpes zoster shingles. Follow the links to read ...

This study assesses the cost–effectiveness of vaccination against herpes zoster (HZ) and postherpetic neuralgia in France, using a published Markov model. The cost–effectiveness of vaccinating ...