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GSK’s shingles vaccine demonstrates at least ten-year efficacy in long-term study

GSK’s shingles vaccine demonstrates at least ten-year efficacy in long-term study

ZOSTER-049 follows participants from two phase 3 trials for an additional six years. ... Shingles is caused by the reactivation of the varicella zoster virus, the same virus that causes chickenpox.

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  • Pfizer/BioNTech confirm new global collaboration to develop first mRNA-based shingles vaccine Pfizer/BioNTech confirm new global collaboration to develop first mRNA-based shingles vaccine

    The collaboration will see the two companies exploring new R&D and commercialisation in the hope of producing a preventative treatment for shingles – herpes zoster virus (HZV) – which is believed to ... HZV is a chronic type of varicella zoster virus

  • GSK’s shingles vaccine Shingrix claims US approval GSK’s shingles vaccine Shingrix claims US approval

    Shingles is caused by the herpes zoster or varicella zoster virus (VZV), which causes chickenpox. ... While the immune system can generally shake off the symptoms of chickenpox, the virus lies dormant and if a person becomes immune-suppressed then the

  • GSK's Shingrix sails through FDA advisory committee GSK's Shingrix sails through FDA advisory committee

    Shingles is caused by the herpes zoster or varicella zoster virus (VZV), which causes chickenpox. ... While the immune system can generally shake off the symptoms of chickenpox, the virus lies dormant and if a person becomes immune-suppressed can reawaken

  • GSK's blockbuster hopeful Shingrix filed in US GSK's blockbuster hopeful Shingrix filed in US

    Shingles is a painful infection caused by varicella zoster virus (VZV), the chickenpox virus. ... While the immune system can generally shake off the symptoms of chickenpox, the virus lies dormant and if a person becomes immune-suppressed can reawaken,

  • GSK throws gauntlet down to Merck with shingles vaccine data GSK throws gauntlet down to Merck with shingles vaccine data

    Shingles is an extremely painful infection caused by varicella zoster virus (VZV), the same one that causes chickenpox. ... GSK's vaccine is based on a protein called gE found on VZV, while Zostavaz is a live, attenuated form of the virus.

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