Cutaneous varicella zoster virus infection following zoster vaccination: report of post-vaccination herpes zoster skin infection and literature review of zoster vaccination efficacy and guidelines.

ConclusionsHerpes zoster vaccine decreases in efficacy with both age and number of years following vaccination. Therefore, booster shots or revaccination in the older population may be of benefit. PMID: 28633742 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28633742?dopt=Abstract

Source: Dermatol Online J - June 15, 2017 Category: Dermatology Authors: Stiff KM, Cohen PR Tags: Dermatol Online J Source Type: research