Early impact of the Australian national shingles vaccination program with the herpes zoster live attenuated vaccine

• Main Authors: John Litt (Author), Robert Booy (Author), Debra Bourke (Author), Dominic E. Dwyer (Author), Alan Leeb (Author), Philip McCloud (Author), Alicia N. Stein (Author), Michael Woodward (Author), Anthony L. Cunningham (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Herpes zoster (shingles) is a painful condition resulting from reactivation of latent varicella zoster virus (VZV). The Australian National Shingles Vaccination Program (commenced November 2016) provides free herpes zoster vaccination for eligible adults aged 70 years, with a 5-year catch-up program...