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Chickenpox Vaccine Drastically Cuts Hospitalizations
More Than 50,000 Hospitalizations Prevented From 2000 to 2006; Additional Declines Are Expected
By Denise Mann
WebMD Health News
Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
close-up of doctors hands with vaccine
Jan. 3, 2011 -- The chickenpox vaccine prevented more than 50,000 hospitalizations from 2000 to 2006, according to new data published in the February issue of Pediatrics...
...Today, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the CDC recommend that children who have never had chickenpox receive their first dose of the chickenpox vaccine at 12-15 months and their second at 4-6 years. Those aged 13 and older who have not had chickenpox or received the vaccine should receive the two doses at least 28 days apart. A combination measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella (MMRV) vaccine was also licensed in 2005.
Chickenpox Hospitalizations Reduced by 71%...
Chickenpox Vaccine Drastically Cuts Hospitalizations
More Than 50,000 Hospitalizations Prevented From 2000 to 2006; Additional Declines Are Expected
By Denise Mann
WebMD Health News
Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
close-up of doctors hands with vaccine
Jan. 3, 2011 -- The chickenpox vaccine prevented more than 50,000 hospitalizations from 2000 to 2006, according to new data published in the February issue of Pediatrics...
...Today, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the CDC recommend that children who have never had chickenpox receive their first dose of the chickenpox vaccine at 12-15 months and their second at 4-6 years. Those aged 13 and older who have not had chickenpox or received the vaccine should receive the two doses at least 28 days apart. A combination measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella (MMRV) vaccine was also licensed in 2005.
Chickenpox Hospitalizations Reduced by 71%...