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The Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV) Titer is a blood test that checks if you are immune to Varicella Zoster Virus, also known as Chickenpox and Shingles. It measures your antibody levels to get a sense for whether your immune system has the capability to respond to an infection with one of these diseases.he Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV) Titer is a blood test that checks if you are immune to Varicella Zoster Virus, also known as Chickenpox and Shingles. It measures your antibody levels to get a sense for whether your immune system has the capability to respond to an infection with one of these diseases.
There already is a vaccine against shingles, but its effectiveness is limited. The new study found that the experimental vaccine protected about 90 percent of adults age 70 and up. And the effects were still apparent four years later. By comparison, the existing vaccine, Zostavax, cuts the risk of shingles by about half. And immunity wanes within five years, according to the CDC. The study results were published in the Sept. 15 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. Researchers called the results of the new vaccine trial very encouraging. This will hopefully have a high level of efficacy [effectiveness] and a long duration, said Dr. Len Friedland, vice president of scientific affairs at GlaxoSmithKline's Vaccines North America, which is developing the vaccine. A more effective shingles vaccine would be welcome, said Dr. Kathleen Neuzil, director of the University of Maryland's Center for Vaccine Development, in Baltimore. Shingles is a ...