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Routine varicella vaccination lowers pediatric herpes zoster incidence

Using combined data from 6 integrated healthcare organizations from 2003 through 2014, researchers found a decline in pediatric herpes zoster incidence and a significantly lower incidence among vaccinated children...

27 August, 2019

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Varicella vaccine effective against chicken pox

The varicella vaccine has been largely successful in neutralizing chicken pox, scientists say. The 14-year study by the Kaiser Permanente Vaccine Study Center followed 7,585 children who were vaccinated in 1995, when...

2 April, 2013

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