GP Consultations for Herpes Zoster After COVID-19 Vaccination: A Self-Controlled Cohort Study Based on Electronic Health Record Data from the Netherlands
Our study showed a slight increased risk of herpes zoster when taking into account all doses and all types of vaccines. After stratification on vaccine type, no increased risk of herpes zoster after the primary vaccination series and a slightly elevated risk after the third/booster vaccination with a messenger RNA vaccine were found.
Authors
- Karin Hek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9551-1564)
- Rana Jajou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5957-5261)
- Florence van Hunsel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8965-3224)
- Eugène van Puijenbroek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2236-1398)
- Jetty A. Overbeek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0935-5193)
- Erik Mulder
- Agnes Kant
Institutions
- University of Groningen (NL)
- Leiden University Medical Center (NL)
- Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research (NL)
- Pharmo Institute (NL)
- Netherlands Pharmacovigilance Centre Lareb (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Drug Safety
- Published
- 2025-12-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s40264-025-01638-2
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.35