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. 2019 May 5;9(5):e025553. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025553

Table 3.

NNV to avoid one case of HZ or PHN according to age at vaccination

Age cohort NNV HZ NNV PHN
RZV ZVL RZV ZVL
50 YOA 10 39 69 328
60 YOA 9 27 55 171
65 YOA 10 23 54 134
70 YOA 12 45 65 98
80 YOA 17 156 82 258

Coverage for both RZV and ZVL was set to 48.3%. Second-dose compliance for RZV was set to 70%.

HZ, herpes zoster; NNV, number needed to vaccinate; RZV, adjuvanted recombinant zoster vaccine; YOA, years of age; ZVL, zoster vaccine live.