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Gegen Herpes Zoster impfen

Schutz vor einer Zeitbombe

Protection from a dormant time bomb: The development of effective vaccines against herpes zoster

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Plötzlich einschießende Schmerzen, die an elektrische Schläge erinnern — Gürtelrose ist eine Qual. Um sich davor zu schützen, steht in Deutschland ein Lebendimpfstoff zur Verfügung. Die Zulassung eines Totimpfstoffes, der auch für immunsupprimierte Personen geeignet ist, wird für 2018 erwartet.

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Schelling, J., Rückert-Eheberg, IM. & Leischker, A.H. Schutz vor einer Zeitbombe. MMW - Fortschritte der Medizin 159, 46–48 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s15006-017-9707-1

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