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Editorial
. 2015 May 28;372(22):2149-50.
doi: 10.1056/NEJMe1505050. Epub 2015 Apr 28.

A new vaccine to prevent herpes zoster

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Editorial

A new vaccine to prevent herpes zoster

Jeffrey I Cohen. N Engl J Med. .
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  • Efficacy of an adjuvanted herpes zoster subunit vaccine in older adults.
    Lal H, Cunningham AL, Godeaux O, Chlibek R, Diez-Domingo J, Hwang SJ, Levin MJ, McElhaney JE, Poder A, Puig-Barberà J, Vesikari T, Watanabe D, Weckx L, Zahaf T, Heineman TC; ZOE-50 Study Group. Lal H, et al. N Engl J Med. 2015 May 28;372(22):2087-96. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1501184. Epub 2015 Apr 28. N Engl J Med. 2015. PMID: 25916341 Clinical Trial.

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