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Herpes zoster vaccine gE/AS01B (Shingrix°)

 Marketing Authorisations   The main complication of herpes zoster is persistent neuropathic pain, which can last for months or even years. Immunocompromised patients are at higher risk of developing this complication. Attenuated varicella-zoster virus vaccine is contraindicated in immunocompromised patients, due to the risk of infection with the attenuated virus. A protein vaccine has now been authorised for the prevention of herpes zoster and post-herpetic neuralgia in adults aged 50 years or older and in adults at increased risk of herpes zoster from 18 years of age.
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©Prescrire 1 November 2024

Source: "Herpes zoster vaccine gE/AS01B (Shingrix°)" Prescrire Int 2024; 33 (264): 260-263. Subscribers only.

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