Addressing barriers to and strategies for herpes zoster vaccination in immunocompromised patients in Türkiye: an expert consensus
Strategies to enhance current practices and increase vaccine coverage should include incorporation of HZ vaccination into official guidelines and recommendations, with full or partial reimbursement for HZ vaccination in IC patients. Setting up official or society-initiated online platforms could also support ongoing collaboration and provide continuously updated guidelines reflecting the latest advances in HZ vaccination and disease management.
Authors
- Bülent Altun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-7152-8098)
- Sedat Kiraz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2802-6061)
- Ömer Dızdar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0911-9078)
- Onur Keskın (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9790-8204)
- Cihan Yeşiloğlu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1972-2738)
- Selim Badur (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1316-6259)
- Serhat Ünal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6691-9923)
- Yahya Büyükaşık (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4764-2348)
Institutions
- Atlas Üniversitesi
- Hacettepe University (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Expert Review of Vaccines
- Published
- 2025-08-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/14760584.2025.2550979
- Primary Topic
- Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00