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JANUARY 21, 2016

Researchers Find Rare Link Between VZV Vaccination, Keratitis

By PPN News Staff
 
Researchers from the University of Missouri School of Medicine have found, in rare instances, an association between the varicella zoster virus (VZV) vaccine for chickenpox and shingles and corneal inflammation, and have warned health care providers to discuss this rare side effect with at-risk patients.
 
Despite this possible association, the researchers recommended that most patients continue to be regularly vaccinated against chickenpox and shingles because