Epidemiology of Herpes Zoster in the pre-vaccination era: establishing the baseline for vaccination programme ’s impact in Spain

ConclusionOf all patients hospitalised with HZ, those with greater risk of mortality or readmission belonged to the groups prioritised by the current vaccination recommendations of the Spanish Ministry of Health. Our study provided relevant information on clinical aspects of HZ and established the base for future assessments of vaccination policies.

Source: Eurosurveillance - February 23, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Carlos Risco Risco, Zaida Herrador, Noem í Lopez-Parea, Diego Martínez-Urbistondo, Rafael Suárez del Villar Carrero and Josefa Masa-Calles Source Type: research