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Effectiveness against both herpes zoster and postherpetic neuralgia remained stable for at least 4 years after vaccination.

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Patients with inflammatory arthritis would benefit from vaccination against herpes zoster, with the Shingrix vaccine showing a crude effectiveness of 50%.

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Herpes zoster (HZ; shingles) results from reactivation of varicella–zoster virus that has been dormant in the spinal and cranial sensory ganglia following primary infection with varicella ...

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This can trigger brain inflammation over time, known as herpes encephalitis, and in people with genetic risk factors, like the ApoE-4 gene, contribute to Alzheimer’s development, he adds.