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Zoster vaccines are two vaccines that have been shown to reduce the rates of herpes zoster (also known as shingles). One type, Zostavax, is essentially a larger-than-normal dose of the chickenpox vaccine, as both shingles and chickenpox are caused by the same virus, the varicella zoster virus (VZV). A recombinant version, Shingrix, was approved in the United States in 2017.
An angry customer said this in a review: "Don't take Zostacax, I know people who have retinal necrosis and blindness, along with seizures, paralysis in their limbs, brain damage, and even fatal liver failure."
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RX Injury Help reports
"Death Due to Zostavax Shingles Vaccine Side Effects Prompts Australian Warning"The Market Correspondent reports
"Herpes Zoster Drug Market to Suffer Slight Decline in 2020, Efforts to Mitigate Coronavirus-related Disruptions Ramp Up"Healio reports
"Type of shingles vaccine cuts stroke risk by 16% in elderly"Medscape reports
"Shingles Vaccine Linked to Lower Stroke Risk"