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2. Zoster vaccine - Wikipedia

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   A zoster vaccine is a vaccine that reduces the incidence of herpes zoster (shingles), a disease caused by reactivation of the varicella zoster virus, which is also responsible for chickenpox. [8] Shingles provokes a painful rash with blisters, and can be followed by chronic pain ( postherpetic neuralgia ), as well as other complications.

3. At vaccine time, don’t forget about shingles. Here’s who ...

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   The CDC says Shingrix is 97% effective in preventing shingles in adults ages 50 to 69 with healthy immune systems, and 91% effective for adults over 70. The most common side effects of the vaccine ...

4. Postherpetic neuralgia - Wikipedia

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   [2] Shingles vaccination is the only way for adults to be protected against both shingles and postherpetic neuralgia, with the vaccine Shingrix providing 90% protection from postherpetic neuralgia. [3] The chickenpox vaccine is approved for infants to prevent chickenpox, which also protects against PHN from a herpes zoster infection. [4]

5. Ramsay Hunt syndrome type 2 - Wikipedia

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   Shingles is prevented by immunizing against the causal virus, varicella zoster, using a zoster vaccine. Vaccination is recommended for adults 50 and older. Two versions of the vaccine are available, the live attenuated Zostavax (now discontinued in the US, essentially a larger-dose chickenpox vaccine) and the protein subunit Shingrix. [7]

6. Shingles - Wikipedia

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   Adults with latent VZV infection who are exposed intermittently to children with chickenpox receive an immune boost. [23] [88] This periodic boost to the immune system helps to prevent shingles in older adults. When routine chickenpox vaccination was introduced in the United States, there was concern that, because older adults would no longer ...

7. GSK signs shingles vaccine deal with China's Zhifei for ... - AOL

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   China's largest vaccines company Zhifei will pay British drugmaker GSK 2.5 billion pounds ($3.05 billion) for the exclusive rights to distribute GSK's shingles vaccine in the world's No.2 ...