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Background
Zoster vaccination was introduced in England in 2013, where tackling health inequalities is a statutory requirement. However, specific population groups with higher zoster burden remain largely unidentified.
Objectives
To evaluate health inequalities in zoster disease burden prior to zoster vaccine introduction in England.
Methods
This population‐based cohort study used anonymized...
Vaccination is a key intervention to reduce infectious disease mortality and morbidity amongst older individuals. Identifying social factors for vaccine uptake enables targeted interventions to reduce health inequalities.To systematically appraise and quantify social factors associated with vaccine uptake amongst individuals aged ≥60years from Europe.We searched Medline and Embase from inception to...
A live-attenuated vaccine against herpes zoster (HZ) has been approved for use, on the basis of a large-scale clinical trial that suggests that the vaccine is safe and efficacious. This study uses a Markov cohort model to estimate whether routine vaccination of the elderly (60+) would be cost-effective, when compared with other uses of health care resources. Vaccine efficacy parameters are estimated...
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