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Systematic review: shingles vaccination of older adults

Published in: Reactions Weekly | Issue 1/2018

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According to the results of a systematic review and network meta-analysis reported in the BMJ, vaccination of older adults with an adjuvant recombinant subunit herpes zoster vaccine [Shingrix] is more effective for prevention of shingles than a live attenuated vaccine [Zostavax], but is also associated with a greater risk of injection site adverse reactions. …

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Tricco AC, et al. Efficacy, effectiveness, and safety of herpes zoster vaccines in adults aged 50 and older: systematic review and network meta-analysis. British Medical Journal 363: k4029, 25 Oct 2018. Available from: URL: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.k4029 CrossRef

Le P. Which shingles vaccine for older adults? British Medical Journal 363: k4203, 25 Oct 2018. Available from: URL: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.k4203 CrossRef

Title: Systematic review: shingles vaccination of older adults
Publication date: 01-11-2018
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Published in: Reactions Weekly / Issue 1/2018
Print ISSN: 0114-9954
Electronic ISSN: 1179-2051
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40278-018-53997-2

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