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Saade, E.A., Canaday, D.H., Davidson, H.E. et al. VZV-containing vaccines and hospitalization for herpes zoster: careful optimism. Aging Clin Exp Res 31, 1347–1348 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40520-019-01264-w
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