Risk of Guillain-Barré Syndrome Following Recombinant Zoster Vaccine in Medicare Beneficiaries
Author(s) -
Ravi Goud,
Bradley Lufkin,
Jonathan Duffy,
Barbee I. Whitaker,
HuiLee Wong,
Jiemin Liao,
AnChi Lo,
Shruti Parulekar,
Paula Ehrlich Agger,
Steven A. Anderson,
Michael Wernecke,
Thomas MaCurdy,
Eric Weintraub,
Jeffrey A. Kelman,
Richard A. Forshee
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
jama internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.14
H-Index - 342
eISSN - 2168-6114
pISSN - 2168-6106
DOI - 10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.6227
Subject(s) - medicine , guillain barre syndrome , vaccination , pediatrics , cohort , medical record , immunology , surgery
Guillain-Barré syndrome can be reported after vaccination. This study assesses the risk of Guillain-Barré syndrome after administration of recombinant zoster vaccine (RZV or Shingrix), which is administered in 2 doses 2 to 6 months apart.
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