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Chickenpox Vaccines
New chickenpox vaccines research has been reported by scientists at Agia Sophia Children's Hospital
June 4th, 2008
New investigation results, 'The epidemiology of varicella in school-aged Greek children before the implementation of universal vaccination,' are detailed in a study published in European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases. "Data on local epidemiology is necessary when deciding on the introduction of a vaccine," scientists in Goudi, Greece report. "Parents of children attending 1st and 6th grades completed a questionnaire on demographical data and varicella history. Analyzing 70,226 questionnaires, varicella was reported in 63.6% and 78.6% of 1st and 6th grade children, respectively (mean age 4.75 years), indicating that a quarter of children...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2008-06-04)
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