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Effectiveness of herpes zoster vaccination in an older United Kingdom population

BACKGROUND: Vaccination against herpes zoster was introduced in the United Kingdom in 2013 for individuals aged 70 years, with a phased catch-up campaign for 71–79 year olds. Vaccine introduction has resulted in a marked fall in incident herpes zoster and in post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN), but formal...

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Autores principales: Walker, Jemma L., Andrews, Nick J., Amirthalingam, Gayatri, Forbes, Harriet, Langan, Sinead M., Thomas, Sara L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier Science 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5899761/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29555217
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.02.021