Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, reduced incidence of many viral and
bacterial infections has been reported in children: bronchiolitis, varicella, measles, pertussis …

Varicella-zoster virus causes both varicella (chickenpox) and herpes zoster (shingles).
Although varicella incidence has dramatically declined since introduction of the live …

Background The incidence of herpes zoster (HZ) has been increasing in recent decades.
Although 2 vaccines for HZ are available, there have been few studies on the incidence …

Background The recombinant zoster vaccine had over 90% efficacy in preventing herpes
zoster in clinical trials. However, its effectiveness outside of a clinical trial setting has not …

Observational studies have suggested a suspected association between varicella‐zoster
virus (VZV) infection and multiple sclerosis (MS), but the connection has remained unclear …

When the US varicella vaccination program was introduced in 1995, its impacts on the
epidemiology of herpes zoster (HZ) were not precisely known. We used a large claims …

Purpose To analyze the incidence rate (IR) of herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO) and
differences by age, gender, race, and region from 1994 through 2018. Design Retrospective …

Introduction: Policy-makers in many countries have been wary of introducing varicella
vaccination programs because of concerns that reduced exposures to varicella-zoster virus …

Herpes Zoster is a viral infection that occurs due to reactivation of the Varicella Zoster virus.
A vaccine has been approved for adults aged 50 and above for the prevention of Herpes …

Background Norway has not implemented universal varicella vaccination, despite the
considerable clinical and economic burden of varicella disease. Methods An existing …