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- Title
Use of Recombinant Zoster Vaccine in Immunocompromised Adults Aged ≥19 Years: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices - United States, 2022.
- Authors
Anderson, Tara C.; Masters, Nina B.; Guo, Angela; Shepersky, Leah; Leidner, Andrew J.; Lee, Grace M.; Kotton, Camille N.; Dooling, Kathleen L.
- Abstract
Zoster Vaccine Recombinant, Adjuvanted (Shingrix, GlaxoSmithKline [GSK]) is a 2-dose (0.5 mL each) subunit vaccine containing recombinant glycoprotein E in combination with adjuvant (AS01B) that was licensed in the United States for prevention of herpes zoster for adults aged ≥50 years by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and recommended for immunocompetent adults aged ≥50 years by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) in 2017* (1). On July 23, 2021, the FDA expanded the indication for recombinant zoster vaccine (RZV) to include adults aged ≥18 years who are or will be at increased risk for herpes zoster because of immunodeficiency or immunosuppression caused by known disease or therapy (2). On October 20, 2021, ACIP recommended 2 doses of RZV for the prevention of herpes zoster and related complications in adults aged ≥19 years† who are or will be immunodeficient or immunosuppressed because of disease or therapy. RZV is the first herpes zoster vaccine approved for use in immunocompromised persons. With moderate to high vaccine efficacy and an acceptable safety profile, RZV has the potential to prevent considerable herpes zoster incidence and related complications. This report updates previous ACIP recommendations for the prevention of herpes zoster (1,3).
- Subjects
IMMUNIZATION; GLYCOPROTEINS; UNITED States. Food &; Drug Administration; UNITED States. Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED patients
- Publication
MMWR: Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, 2022, Vol 71, Issue 3, p80
- ISSN
0149-2195
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.15585/mmwr.mm7103a2