Varicella

U.S. sees dramatic decline in chickenpox incidence

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, March 10th, 2002

The introduction of the varicella vaccine in the U.S. in 1995 has resulted in a marked decline in varicella incidence, according to a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

J.F. Seward and associates examined population-based disease surveillance data in three communities to document the impact of the varicella vaccination program. Before licensure of, there were 4 million cases, 11,000 hospitalizations, and 100 deaths every year.

The researchers studied populations in Antelope Valley, California, Travis County, Texas, and West Philadelphia,...

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