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All the studies used in the meta-analysis aimed primarily to investigate the use of herpes zoster vaccine to prevent shingles in the general population, which may limit the ability to generalise this research to people with a higher risk of cardiovascular events.
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New Atlas, 28 Aug. 2025
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) explains that shingles, or herpes zoster, is caused by the reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus, the same virus that causes chickenpox.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
An April 2025 study published in the prominent journal Nature found tantalizing evidence that the herpes zoster – or shingles – vaccine could lower the risk of dementia in the general population by as much as 20%.
—Anand Kumar, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2025
Shingles, or herpes zoster, is caused by the same virus responsible for chickenpox, which lies dormant in nerve cells after an initial infection and can reawaken decades later, causing painful rashes.
—Bryan Walsh, Vox, 5 Apr. 2025
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New Atlas, 28 Aug. 2025
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) explains that shingles, or herpes zoster, is caused by the reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus, the same virus that causes chickenpox.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
An April 2025 study published in the prominent journal Nature found tantalizing evidence that the herpes zoster – or shingles – vaccine could lower the risk of dementia in the general population by as much as 20%.
—Anand Kumar, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2025
Shingles, or herpes zoster, is caused by the same virus responsible for chickenpox, which lies dormant in nerve cells after an initial infection and can reawaken decades later, causing painful rashes.
—Bryan Walsh, Vox, 5 Apr. 2025
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“Herpes zoster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/herpes%20zoster. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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herpes zoster
noun
herpes zos·ter
-ˈzäs-tər 
: shingles see also herpes zoster oticus
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