Long-term Persistence of Zoster Vaccine Efficacy

2014295 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Vicki A. Morrison · Veterans Health Administration

Gary R. Johnson · VA Connecticut Healthcare System

Kenneth E. Schmader · Duke University

Myron J. Levin · University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Jane H. Zhang · VA Connecticut Healthcare System

David J. Looney · University of California San Diego

Robert F. Betts

Abstract

Estimates of vaccine efficacy decreased over time in the LTPS population compared with modeled control estimates. Statistically significant vaccine efficacy for HZ BOI persisted into year 10 postvaccination, whereas statistically significant vaccine efficacy for incidence of HZ persisted only through year 8.

Topics & Keywords

Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments Vector-borne infectious diseases Bartonella species infections research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volume 60, Issue 6, pp. 900-909

DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciu918

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