Risk of herpes zoster following mRNA COVID-19 vaccine administration

CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest a potential increased risk of HZ after a second dose of mRNA vaccines, potentially driven by the increased risk in individuals aged ≥50 years without history of zoster vaccination.PMID:37416973 | DOI:10.1080/14760584.2023.2232451

Source: Herpes - July 7, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Ana Florea Jun Wu Lei Qian Bruno Lewin Lina S Sy I-Chun Lin Jennifer H Ku Hung Fu Tseng Source Type: research