Links Between Herpes Zoster Incidence and Childhood Varicella Vaccination
Authors: Craig M. Hales, Rafael Harpaz, Stephanie R. Bialek
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2014)

Letters15 April 2014Links Between Herpes Zoster Incidence and Childhood Varicella VaccinationCraig M. Hales, MD, MPH, Rafael Harpaz, MD, MPH, and Stephanie R. Bialek, MD, MPHCraig M. Hales, MD, MPHFrom National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.Search for more papers by this author, Rafael Harpaz, MD, MPHFrom National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.Search for more papers by this author, and Stephanie R. Bialek, MD, MPHFrom National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/L14-5008-6 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail IN RESPONSE:Medicare claims, including those for HZ, have been available in an electronic format for research purposes since 1980 (1). Therefore, initial increases in HZ incidence during the first few years of our study cannot be an artifact of a start-up phase of a new system for recording claims data.Mixing with children does decrease in older age groups; however, mixing patterns do not vary substantially by age among adults older than 65 years (2). Between 1992 and 2010, HZ incidence increased at a similar rate in all age groups and did not accelerate in any age group. To ...References1. May DS, Kittner SJ. Use of Medicare claims data to estimate national trends in stroke incidence, 1985-1991. Stroke. 1994;25:2343-7. [PMID: 7974571] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. Mossong J, Hens N, Jit M, Beutels P, Auranen K, Mikolajczyk R, et al. Social contacts and mixing patterns relevant to the spread of infectious diseases. PLoS Med. 2008;5:74. [PMID: 18366252] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Leung J, Harpaz R, Molinari NA, Jumaan A, Zhou F. Herpes zoster incidence among insured persons in the United States, 1993-2006: evaluation of impact of varicella vaccination. Clin Infect Dis. 2011;52:332-40. [PMID: 21217180] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. Russell ML, Dover DC, Simmonds KA, Svenson LW. Shingles in Alberta: before and after publicly funded varicella vaccination. Vaccine. 2013;:. [PMID: 24099868] MedlineGoogle Scholar5. Zhou F, Harpaz R, Jumaan AO, Winston CA, Shefer A. Impact of varicella vaccination on health care utilization. JAMA. 2005;294:797-802. [PMID: 16106004] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Craig M. Hales, MD, MPH; Rafael Harpaz, MD, MPH; Stephanie R. Bialek, MD, MPHAffiliations: From National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.Disclosures: None. Forms can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=M13-1026. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoExamination of Links Between Herpes Zoster Incidence and Childhood Varicella Vaccination Craig M. Hales , Rafael Harpaz , M. Riduan Joesoef , and Stephanie R. Bialek Health Policy Basics: Health Insurance Marketplaces Ryan A. Crowley and Thomas G. Tape Links Between Herpes Zoster Incidence and Childhood Varicella Vaccination Benson Ogunjimi and Philippe Beutels Links Between Herpes Zoster Incidence and Childhood Varicella Vaccination Benson Ogunjimi and Philippe Beutels Metrics Cited byResearch Trends and Hotspots on Herpes Zoster: A 10-Year Bibliometric Analysis (2012–2021)Altered immunogenicity of 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine in elderly patients with diabetes who revealed lower responses to concomitant administration of BIKEN varicella zoster vaccine: Results of post hoc analysis of a randomized double-blind trial 15 April 2014Volume 160, Issue 8Page: 582-583KeywordsAge groupsChild healthChildrenDatabasesDisclosureHealth surveysMathematical modelsMedicareVaccinesYoung adults ePublished: 15 April 2014 Issue Published: 15 April 2014 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2014 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...