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In the situation above, would it be more prudent to give two doses of varicella vaccine instead of zoster vaccine?

April 26, 2017doses PRUDENT vaccine varicella zoster

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In the situation above, would it be more prudent to give two doses of varicella vaccine instead of zoster vaccine?

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ACIP recommends that you accept birth before 1980 in the U.S. as evidence of immunity (except for healthcare personnel, immunocompromised persons, and pregnant women) and administer zoster vaccine.