Update on the Use of Herpes Zoster Vaccine

Since the development of the 2010 statement, new data has been published with regards to the administration and safety of herpes zoster vaccine. n order to inform the recommendations of the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) made in this update, a systematic review of the literature was undertaken. This review focused on emerging literature since the previous statement as well as specific areas highlighted for review. Articles were obtained using a PubMed search from August 31, 2008 to September 30, 2012. Recommendations and llevels of evidence evaluations were agreed to by consensus of NACI members and were based on previously published NACI guidelines.