Varicella vaccination reduces childhood shingles
Large US study looks at 6.3 million e-health records
11th June 2019
By Lydia Hales
Children vaccinated against chickenpox are much less likely to develop shingles, according to a US database study covering more than six million children.
Although herpes zoster in childhood is rare, varicella vaccination has reduced it even further, the researchers say.
In a study funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, they found the relative risk of developing zoster was 78% lower among children who received the varicella vaccine than those who went unvaccinated.
While vaccinated one-year-olds had a 140%
