Two natural experiments in Canada suggest that herpes zoster (shingles or varicella zoster) vaccination averts or delays ...

Everyone over 50 should get the shingles vaccine. Shingrix protects against shingles, and this vaccine may also be good for ...

By Hugo Francisco de Souza Blood-based aging clocks suggest that shingles vaccination may modestly slow molecular aging ...

New findings suggest that the shingles vaccine may do more than prevent a serious infection — it could support longevity by ...

Two articles focus on recent changes in the use and effects of the varicella-zoster vaccine in older adults and the varicella vaccine in children. These two reports address the effects of ...

The idea that you can "catch" shingles is one of the more common misconceptions I hear from patients who arrive worried they've got it. Often, they've recently been near a child with chickenpox or ...

Vaccine-associated varicella zoster virus infection is rare in adults who are otherwise healthy. Vaccine-associated (V-A) varicella zoster virus (VZV) infections are rare in adults, although it should ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The live attenuated varicella-zoster vaccine is safe and provides “reasonable short-term” effectiveness in ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated recommendations for the use of varicella-zoster immune globulin (VariZIG) to reduce the severity of infection by varicella-zoster virus ...

This paper uses mathematical models and data analysis to examine the epidemiological implications of possible immunologically mediated links between patterns of varicella and herpes-zoster incidence ...

VARICELLA and herpes zoster are diseases with very different clinical manifestations and age distribution. However, the causative agents of the two syndromes have been shown to be indistinguishable ...

Shingles vaccination not only protects against the disease but may also contribute to slower biological aging in older adults ...