Skill Checkup: A 58-Year-Old Vaccinated Man With a Painful, Itchy Rash on His Face and Trunk

Heidi Moawad, MD

May 08, 2023

According to the NACI, there are a dearth of data to support an appropriate interval. Until there is further evidence, the NACI suggests waiting at least 1 year after the HZ episode before administration of a vaccine.

Editor's Note: Skill Checkups are wholly fictional or fictionalized clinical scenarios intended to provide evidence-based educational takeaways.

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Cite this: Heidi Moawad. Skill Checkup: A 58-Year-Old Vaccinated Man With a Painful, Itchy Rash on His Face and Trunk - Medscape - May 08, 2023.

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