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

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommends a single dose of zoster vaccine for immunocompetent adults 60 years of age and older, based on the results of this study ...

Shingrix is a non-live recombinant vaccine. This means that its active ingredient is a small part of the germ that causes the ...

Zero shingles cases after 18.8 months follow-up in 619 patients receiving any dose of amezosvatein, a development-stage adjuvanted subunit vaccine -- Ten shingles cases would have been expected absent ...

By Keith Roach, M.D. TITLE: 63-year-old debates getting shingles and chicken pox vaccines---DEAR DR. ROACH: A few months ago, yo ...

ohsu.edu Current American College of Rheumatology guidelines conditionally recommend that patients with RA aged ≥50 years receive HZ vaccine prior to tofacitinib or bDMARDs.4 We previously evaluated ...

And the risk of this happening increases with age (especially after 50 years), a compromised immune system (e.g. in HIV and ...

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.

To help people 50 and older keep track of immunization guidance for their age group, Fox News Digital gathered insights from ...

Background Patients receiving JAK inhibitor drugs (JAKi) have an increased risk of herpes zoster (HZ). A new recombinant vaccine effective against HZ (Shingrix-RV) is currently recommended for ...