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Chickenpox Outbreak in a Highly Vaccinated School Population
Pediatrics, 2004Objective. We investigated a chickenpox outbreak that started in an Oregon elementary school in October 2001, after public schools began phasing in a varicella vaccination requirement for enrollment. We sought to determine the rate of varicella vaccination and effectiveness and risk factors for breakthrough disease.Methods.
Barna D, Tugwell +5 more
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Routine vaccination against chickenpox?
Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin, 2012Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) causes both varicella and herpes zoster.1,2 In 1995 a varicella vaccine was licensed in the USA and was incorporated into the routine vaccination programme for children; a decline of varicella among children and adults, and a reduction in associated hospitalisation, complications and mortality, has resulted.2 In the UK, a ...
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Chickenpox - do vaccinate or do not vaccinate?
Pediatrie pro praxi, 2022Petra Macounová +2 more
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Childhood vaccination against chickenpox: An analysis of benefits and costs
The Journal of Pediatrics, 1994To estimate the economic costs and benefits of routine childhood vaccination against varicella infection.Decision-analytic model of the incidence and costs of chickenpox in children assumed to receive varicella vaccine at age 15 months in conjunction with the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine, or not to be vaccinated against varicella.Hypothetical cohort ...
D M, Huse +3 more
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Chickenpox infection and vaccination in adolescents
Journal of Controversies in Obstetrics & Gynecology and PediatricsThe varicella-zoster virus (VZV), a member of the herpesvirus family, typically causes chickenpox in childhood and shingles in adulthood. The risk of transmission and the severity of viremia are high in chickenpox. It can lead to serious morbidity and even mortality in children.
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[Protective effect of vaccination against chickenpox].
Epidemiologie, mikrobiologie, imunologie : casopis Spolecnosti pro epidemiologii a mikrobiologii Ceske lekarske spolecnosti J.E. Purkyne, 2001In a group of student volunteers vaccinated at the age of 13-17 years with vaccine produced by SmithKline Beecham Biologicals which contains the live attenuated strain of the Oka virus of varicella zoster the period of the protective effect of vaccination was assessed.
V, Plesník +2 more
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[Chickenpox: sufficient reasons for the introduction of vaccination].
Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde, 2007The incidence of chickenpox and its complications is high enough to favour introducing varicella vaccination into the Dutch immunisation programme for children, although current Dutch figures may even underestimate the incidence. Safe and effective MMRV vaccines, in which varicella (V) vaccine is combined with measles, mumps and rubella (MMR), could ...
H, Rümke, R, de Groot
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Varicella vaccine for prevention of chickenpox.
Rhode Island medicine, 1995Release of varicella vaccine is anticipated in early 1995. The vaccine has proved to be safe and effective in clinical trials over the past 12 years. Proposed recommendations for use include a single dose for routine vaccination of 12 to 18-month-old infants and for catch-up immunization of children from 18 months to 12 years of age and a two dose ...
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