Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices for Use of Herpes Zoster Vaccines

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Dooling, Kathleen L. ; Guo, Angela ; Patel, Manisha ; Lee, Grace M. ; Moore, Kelly ; Belongia, Edward A. ; Harpaz, Rafael
• Corporate Authors:
  United States. Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.
• Description:
  On October 20, 2017, Zoster Vaccine Recombinant, Adjuvanted (Shingrix, GlaxoSmithKline, [GSK] Research Triangle Park, North Carolina), a 2-dose, subunit vaccine containing recombinant glycoprotein E in combination with a novel adjuvant (AS01|), was approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the prevention of herpes zoster in adults aged ≥50 years. The vaccine consists of 2 doses (0.5 mL each), administered intramuscularly, 2-6 months apart (1). On October 25, 2017, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended the recombinant zoster vaccine (RZV) for use in immunocompetent adults aged ≥50 years.
  
  Published also as: Am J Transplant. 2018 Mar;18(3):756-762. doi: 10.1111/ajt.14683. (PMID: 29462512).
  
  
• Subjects:
  Advisory Committees Aged Full Report Herpes Zoster Herpes Zoster Vaccine Humans Immunization Schedule Immunocompetence Middle Aged Practice Guidelines As Topic Vaccines, Attenuated Vaccines, Synthetic

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• Source:
  MMWR Morbidity Mortal Weekly Rep. 67(3):103-108. Published also as: Am J Transplant. 2018 Mar;18(3):756-762. doi: 10.1111/ajt.14683. (PMID: 29462512).
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• DOI:
  http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6703a5
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Pubmed ID:
  29370152
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5812314
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Name as Subject:
  United States. Food and Drug Administration.
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  6 pdf pages
• Volume:
  67
• Issue:
  3
• Collection(s):
  Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/55095/cdc_55095_DS1.pdf
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