Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics (Aug 2017)

A critical appraisal of ‘Shingrix’, a novel herpes zoster subunit vaccine (HZ/Su or GSK1437173A) for varicella zoster virus

  • Tehmina Bharucha,
  • Damien Ming,
  • Judith Breuer

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2017.1317410
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 8
pp. 1789 – 1797

Abstract

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HZ/Su, branded as ‘Shingrix’, is one of the newest vaccines to be submitted for multi-national regulatory approval. It is targeted to prevent shingles, a global concern with aging populations. A live attenuated vaccine for shingles has been available for over a decade, however it is contraindicated in specific subgroups of people, and there are added concerns regarding long-term immunogenicity. HZ/Su is the first subunit vaccine developed to protect against shingles. This paper provides a critical appraisal of current evidence regarding HZ/Su.

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