The two-dose vaccine has been shown to have benefits beyond just developing shingles, although that alone should be impetus ...

Compared with flu vaccine recipients, those given the RSV or shingles vaccine had 18% to 37% lower odds of receiving a ...

New research shows the shingles vaccine may reduce dementia risk by 20%. A unique UK rollout offers compelling, bias-resistant data supporting the link.

The live zoster vaccine, which contains a weakened version of the shingles virus, can lower the risk of heart failure, a stroke, a heart attack or death from heart disease by 26% for up to eight ...

The ACG has published new health maintenance recommendations for patients with IBD, which include appropriate vaccinations, ...

The link between the zoster vaccine and a lower dementia risk has been strengthened in new research. A study by Stanford Medicine, published in the journal Nature on April 2, found that the ...

Herpes zoster, more commonly known as shingles, may occur in anyone previously infected with chicken pox, but is most common in adults 60 years and older due to an age-related decline in immunity.

Two doses of the recombinant zoster vaccine provided strong protection over 4 years, even in patients taking corticosteroids who are at higher risk for herpes zoster, also known as shingles ...

People who were given a live zoster vaccine for shingles had a 23% lower risk of cardiovascular events, including stroke, heart failure, and coronary heart disease, a 26% lower risk of major ...

In consequence, hazard ratios for zoster episodes, adjusted for available covariates, such as age, sex, treatment types, comorbidity burden, were 0.30-0.46 in SLE and 0.19-0.36 in MS patients. The ...

Chickenpox is caused by a herpesvirus, known as varicella zoster virus. Those born before the 1980’s likely had this illness as a kid, until the vaccine against this virus gradually knocked this ...

At two centers in Israel, there have been six cases of herpes zoster developing shortly after administration of the Pfizer vaccine in patients with disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis since ...