Herpes zoster vaccine safety in the Aotearoa  New Zealand population: a self-controlled case series study

This study assessed the risk of pre-specified serious adverse events following zoster vaccine live immunisation among adults in routine clinical practice. We conducted a self-controlled case series study using routinely collected national data. We compared the incidence of serious adverse events during the at-risk period with the control period. Rate ratios were estimated using Conditional Poisson regression models. Falsification outcomes analyses were used to evaluate biases in our study population. From April 2018 to July 2021, 278,375 received the vaccine. The rate ratio of serious adverse events following immunisation was 0·43 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0·37-0·50). There was no significant increase in the risk of cerebrovascular accidents, acute myocardial infarction, acute pericarditis, acute myocarditis, and Ramsay-Hunt Syndrome. The herpes zoster vaccine is safe in adults in Aotearoa New Zealand.PMID:37468475 | DOI:10.1038/s41467-023-39595-y

Source: Herpes - July 19, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: James F Mbinta Alex X Wang Binh P Nguyen Janine Paynter Prosper Mandela A Awuni Russell Pine Andrew A Sporle Steve Bowe Colin R Simpson Source Type: research