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Table 4.

Number of people needed to be vaccinated to prevent one herpes zoster case and one postherpetic neuralgia case

	Age group (years)	RZV second-dose compliance			VVL
	Age group (years)	Low^a	Base case^b	High^a	VVL
NNV for HZ	50–59	7	6	6	23
	60–69	8	7	7	21
	70–79	10	8	8	37
	≥ 80	14	12	12	138
NNV for PHN	50–59	41	35	34	144
	60–69	39	33	32	127
	70–79	40	34	33	66
	≥ 80	40	35	34	137

NNV Number Needed to Vaccinate

^aBase-case assumptions: coverage, 40%; second-dose compliance for RZV Recombinant Zoster Vaccine, VVL Varicella Vaccine Live, HZ Herpes Zoste, PHN Postherpetic Neuralgia, 95%

^bLow compliance, 70%; high compliance, 100%