Study confirms 2 vaccine doses protect children from chickenpox

Wednesday, January 5, 2011 - 04:41 in Health & Medicine

Two doses of the varicella, or chickenpox, vaccine provide excellent protection in children against this highly contagious and, in some cases, severe disease. To be published in the February 1 issue of The Journal of Infectious Diseases, the findings support the two-dose vaccine regimen recommended in the United States since 2006.

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