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      Zoster vaccines GRADE assessments

      GRADE assessment of zoster vaccines 

      GRADE assessment of recombinant herpes zoster vaccine (Shingrix) in:

      • immunocompetent older adults compared to placebo
      • immunocompetent older adults compared to zoster live vaccine (Zostavax) 
      • immunocompromised older adults compared to placebo or unvaccinated

      ATAGI recommendations 

      • Use of Shingrix versus Zostavax in immunocompetent adults aged ≥50 years
      • Use of Shingrix in immunocompromised adults aged ≥18 years
      • Use of Shingrix in immunocompetent adults aged ≥50 years

      Note

      These GRADE documents should be read as a supplement to the Australian Immunisation Handbook (Handbook) recommendations.

      • View the Zoster disease chapter in the Handbook here
      • View the ATAGI statement on the clinical use of zoster vaccine in older adults in Australia here

       

      Last updated June 2022

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