Simple English explanation with example
- Trains the immune system to recognise shingles virus again
- Helps prevent shingles and its nerve pain complications
- Does not treat shingles once it starts
- Uses part of the virus, not a live whole virus
- Like giving the immune system a practice drill
Scientific explanation
- Contains recombinant varicella zoster virus glycoprotein E with adjuvant
- Stimulates strong antigen-specific humoral and cellular immunity
- Boosts immune recognition of latent varicella zoster virus
- Adjuvant enhances magnitude and duration of immune response
- Used for prevention of herpes zoster and postherpetic neuralgia