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VZV-containing vaccines and hospitalization for herpes zoster: careful optimism

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  1. University Hospitals of Cleveland, Louis Stokes Veterans Administration Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Elie A. Saade

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    David H. Canaday

  3. Insight Therapeutics, LLC, Norfolk, VA, USA

    H. Edward Davidson

  4. Schools of Medicine and Public Health, Brown University Providence Veterans Administration Medical Center, Providence, RI, USA

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Saade, E.A., Canaday, D.H., Davidson, H.E. et al. VZV-containing vaccines and hospitalization for herpes zoster: careful optimism. Aging Clin Exp Res 31, 1347–1348 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40520-019-01264-w

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