A self-controlled case series study on the safety of a live attenuated herpes zoster vaccine in China
This study confirms the safety of the live attenuated zoster vaccine, demonstrating that vaccination does not increase the risk of hospitalization and may even reduce the incidence of hospitalization.
Authors
- Xiang Cao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4573-8741)
- Y. Liu
- Ming Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8846-2880)
- Shihua Ma
- Mingwei Wei
- Qiang Lu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3155-0107)
- Na Xu
- Pengfei Jin
- Xiang Huo
- Jingxin Li
- Hui Ma
- Xianzhang Huang
- Xiaoshan Wang
Institutions
- China Pharmaceutical University (CN)
- Xian Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CN)
- Guizhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CN)
- Changchun Institute of Biological Products (CN)
- Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CN)
- Taiwan Centers for Disease Control (TW)
- Nanjing Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Expert Review of Vaccines
- Published
- 2026-02-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/14760584.2026.2626926
- Primary Topic
- Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00