Varicella-zoster virus causes chickenpox and is a member of the herpes virus group. It is extremely contagious and causes a ...

Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) din Atlanta recomandă vaccinarea împotriva herpesului zoster a tuturor celor de peste 60 de ani. Vaccinul antiherpeszoster a fost aprobat de ...

Thus, experts have worried that the pediatric varicella vaccine, by reducing childhood varicella rates, actually could increase zoster rates in the adult population. Researchers calculated ...

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 ...

Healthcare providers recommend the shingles vaccine Shingrix (recombinant zoster vaccine) for people over 50. It's given in two doses, 2-6 months apart, and is 80-90% effective at preventing shingles.