Varicella

Vaccine could save children's lives and prevent shingles in later life

Published in Virus Weekly, April 29th, 2003

British children's lives might be saved by being routinely vaccinated for chickenpox, according to Dr. Anne Gershon, speaking at the Society for General Microbiology's Spring Meeting in Edinburgh.

"At the moment, British children are not given routine vaccinations. In the USA and Canada one dose against chickenpox is given to children under 13 years old, and two doses are given to older children and adults, which appears to significantly cut down outbreaks of the disease," said Gershon of Columbia University, New York.

"Many people mistakenly think that chickenpox and shingles, which are caused by the same herpes virus, are relatively mild diseases...

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Source: Virus Weekly (2003-04-29)

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