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- Title
Commentary regarding: Efficacy of an Adjuvanted Herpes Zoster Subunit Vaccine in Older Adults. H Lal, AL Cunningham, O Godeaux et al., N Engl J Med 372:2087-2096, 2015.
- Authors
Yancey, Kim B.
- Abstract
The author comments on the study "Efficacy of an Adjuvant Herpes Zoster Subunit Vaccine in Older Adults," by H. Lal and colleagues. He says that the efficacy of herpes zoster subunit (HZ/su) vaccines has no significant variation according to age contrast. He states that the age independent efficacy is higher among older adults and concludes that HZ/su vaccine can reduce the risk of herpes zoster among adults aged 50 years or older.
- Subjects
VACCINE effectiveness; HERPES zoster vaccines; HERPES zoster prevention; TREATMENT of diseases in older people; AGE factors in disease
- Publication
Dermatologic Therapy, 2016, Vol 29, Issue 5, p300
- ISSN
1396-0296
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/dth.12330