Evaluation of the effect of the herpes zoster vaccination programme 3 years after its introduction in England: a population-based study

• Main Authors: Gayatri Amirthalingam, MFPH (Author), Nick Andrews, PhD (Author), Philip Keel, MSc (Author), David Mullett, MA (Author), Ana Correa, MSc (Author), Simon de Lusignan, MD (Author), Mary Ramsay, FFPH (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2018-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: In 2013, a herpes zoster vaccination programme was introduced in England for adults aged 70 years with a phased catch-up programme for those aged 71-79 years. We aimed to evaluate the effect of the first 3 years of the vaccination programme on incidence of herpes zoster and postherpetic...