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.