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Surveying a Sample of the Spanish Ophthalmologic Community about Vaccination against Herpes Zoster
There are currently two authorized vaccines against herpes zoster (HZ) that have been shown to be safe and effective in its prevention: Zostavax, a zoster vaccine live (ZVL), and Shingrix, a recombinant zoster Vaccine (RZV). Because ophthalmologists work with vision-threatening complications of zost...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10222619/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37243056 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vaccines11050952 |
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author | Sánchez-Mellado, Alberto Alcaraz-Clemente, Luis Rodríguez-Calvo-de-Mora, Marina Sánchez-González, José-María Ortiz-Perez, Santiago Rocha-de-Lossada, Carlos |
author_facet | Sánchez-Mellado, Alberto Alcaraz-Clemente, Luis Rodríguez-Calvo-de-Mora, Marina Sánchez-González, José-María Ortiz-Perez, Santiago Rocha-de-Lossada, Carlos |
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description | There are currently two authorized vaccines against herpes zoster (HZ) that have been shown to be safe and effective in its prevention: Zostavax, a zoster vaccine live (ZVL), and Shingrix, a recombinant zoster Vaccine (RZV). Because ophthalmologists work with vision-threatening complications of zoster, such as herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO), they are in a good position to advocate for vaccination. Our aim was to determine the current knowledge among Spanish ophthalmologists about the effectiveness of the available vaccines against HZ. A Google Forms questionnaire was created and used as the survey platform for this study. It was an anonymous online survey of 16 questions, which was shared among Spanish ophthalmologists in-training and consultants from 27 April 2022 to 25 May 2022. The survey was completed by a total of 206 ophthalmologists of all subspecialties. We obtained responses from 17 of the 19 regions of Spain. Fifty-five percent of the respondents agreed that HZ is a frequent cause of vision loss. However, 27% of the professionals were unaware of the existence of vaccines against HZ and 71% of them did not know in which cases it could be indicated. Only nine ophthalmologists (4%) had ever suggested vaccination against HZ to their patients. Despite this, 93% considered it important to recommend vaccination against HZ if it proved to be safe and effective. Considering the sequelae, complications, and the existence of safe and effective vaccines against HZ, vaccination of the target population could be considered an important public health measure. We are convinced that it is time for ophthalmologists to take an active role in HZO prevention. |
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spelling | pubmed-102226192023-05-28 Surveying a Sample of the Spanish Ophthalmologic Community about Vaccination against Herpes Zoster Sánchez-Mellado, Alberto Alcaraz-Clemente, Luis Rodríguez-Calvo-de-Mora, Marina Sánchez-González, José-María Ortiz-Perez, Santiago Rocha-de-Lossada, Carlos Vaccines (Basel) Communication There are currently two authorized vaccines against herpes zoster (HZ) that have been shown to be safe and effective in its prevention: Zostavax, a zoster vaccine live (ZVL), and Shingrix, a recombinant zoster Vaccine (RZV). Because ophthalmologists work with vision-threatening complications of zoster, such as herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO), they are in a good position to advocate for vaccination. Our aim was to determine the current knowledge among Spanish ophthalmologists about the effectiveness of the available vaccines against HZ. A Google Forms questionnaire was created and used as the survey platform for this study. It was an anonymous online survey of 16 questions, which was shared among Spanish ophthalmologists in-training and consultants from 27 April 2022 to 25 May 2022. The survey was completed by a total of 206 ophthalmologists of all subspecialties. We obtained responses from 17 of the 19 regions of Spain. Fifty-five percent of the respondents agreed that HZ is a frequent cause of vision loss. However, 27% of the professionals were unaware of the existence of vaccines against HZ and 71% of them did not know in which cases it could be indicated. Only nine ophthalmologists (4%) had ever suggested vaccination against HZ to their patients. Despite this, 93% considered it important to recommend vaccination against HZ if it proved to be safe and effective. Considering the sequelae, complications, and the existence of safe and effective vaccines against HZ, vaccination of the target population could be considered an important public health measure. We are convinced that it is time for ophthalmologists to take an active role in HZO prevention. MDPI 2023-05-05 /pmc/articles/PMC10222619/ /pubmed/37243056 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vaccines11050952 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Communication Sánchez-Mellado, Alberto Alcaraz-Clemente, Luis Rodríguez-Calvo-de-Mora, Marina Sánchez-González, José-María Ortiz-Perez, Santiago Rocha-de-Lossada, Carlos Surveying a Sample of the Spanish Ophthalmologic Community about Vaccination against Herpes Zoster |
title | Surveying a Sample of the Spanish Ophthalmologic Community about Vaccination against Herpes Zoster |
title_full | Surveying a Sample of the Spanish Ophthalmologic Community about Vaccination against Herpes Zoster |
title_fullStr | Surveying a Sample of the Spanish Ophthalmologic Community about Vaccination against Herpes Zoster |
title_full_unstemmed | Surveying a Sample of the Spanish Ophthalmologic Community about Vaccination against Herpes Zoster |
title_short | Surveying a Sample of the Spanish Ophthalmologic Community about Vaccination against Herpes Zoster |
title_sort | surveying a sample of the spanish ophthalmologic community about vaccination against herpes zoster |
topic | Communication |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10222619/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37243056 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vaccines11050952 |
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