The combination of Pfizer and BioNtech is known in the vaccine once morest Covid-19, but they have already been working since 2018 on a vaccine once morest the flu, which is not yet available to date. The laboratories have just announced floor on a vaccine once morest shingles, according to an AFP dispatch.
As a reminder, shingles is due to the VZV virus, also responsible for chickenpox. It is a viral dermatosis, which particularly affects people vulnerable to stress and overwork. It is characterized by neuralgic pain, with a rash like stings of nettles and vesicles, grouped in clumps or in patches. It appears as a result of reactivation of the virus that had remained latent in the sensory nodes of people who have had chickenpox, but is not contagious. Having had chickenpox therefore does not protect once morest declaring shingles, it is even the opposite.
Without complication shingles lasts regarding 3 to 4 weeks. Corn pain can last much longer, for several months or even become chronic. This is called postherpetic neuralgia. Depending on its position, shingles can cause complications in other parts of the body, such as if it gets close to the eyes.
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