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Encyclopedia: Varicella Vaccine
The varicella vaccine protects against the disease commonly known as chickenpox. Chickenpox is most often a mild disease, especially for children. Prior to the introduction of vaccine in 1995 in the US , there were around 4,000,000 cases per year in the U.S., mostly children, with typically 100 or fewer deaths. Though mostly children caught it, the majority of deaths were among adults. Additionally, chickenpox involved the hospitalization of about...
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NCIRD: VPD-VAC/Varicella/main page
Varicella (Chickenpox) Vaccination. Chickenpox vaccine is the best way to prevent chickenpox. Vaccination not only protects vaccinated persons, ...
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Vaccines: VPD-VAC/Varicella/General Vaccine FAQs
Varicella (Chickenpox) Vaccine: Answers to general questions about the vaccine.
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Chickenpox (Varicella) Vaccine Questions and Answers
The chickenpox (varicella) vaccine was licensed for use in Japan and Korea in 1988 and in the United States in 1995. In 2005, a combination vaccine ...
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Varicella Vaccine for K1 AOS
Hi. My fiancee just went to get his vaccination suppliment done for his AOS for his K1. We were told by my attorney that he would need the varicella shot even though he had chicken...
Sep 23, 2008
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Varicella Vaccine and Virus?
Resolved Question Varicella Vaccine and Virus? How does the Varicella vaccine work, like what does that the varicella affect and what does it do to the affected systems? Best Answer Vaccines in general
Jun 26, 2008
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POLL: Would you give your little one the varicella vaccine...
Would you give your child the vaccine?? Took ds last week for his 2 yr checkup and the doctor mentioned it. I thought that they still get the poxbut only a milder version. But he said...
Jun 13, 2001
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How contagious is chicken pox?
I just found out that a kid in my son's preschool has chicken pox. What...
I just found out that a kid in my son's preschool has chicken pox. What...
Chickenpox is very contagious so there is a big chance your son caught it too. Most kids with a sibling who's been infected will get it...
Asked by issac - 5 months ago
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Varicella Vaccine?
How does the Varicella Vaccine work? Like, what does it do to the body...
How does the Varicella Vaccine work? Like, what does it do to the body...
The vaccine is weaker version of the virus that isn't strong enough to cause disease. It sets up your immune system to recognize this virus ahead of time, so that...
Asked by iluvAJ12 - 6 months ago
How long does it take after getting varicella vaccine to become immune to chicken pox?...
My child was vaccinated with MMR and varicella vaccines 9 days ago. He goes...
My child was vaccinated with MMR and varicella vaccines 9 days ago. He goes...
it takes the body about 4-6 weeks to develp the long lasting protecting antibody (IgM). But meanwhile the body also develops the short lived protecting (IgG) within 2 weeks. ( 9 )...
Asked by kswayne622 - 26 months ago
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