Arch Dis Child. Published Online First: 8 November 2007. doi:10.1136/adc.2007.130518
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Should the UK introduce varicella vaccine?
1 Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, United Kingdom
2 Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, United Kingdom
3 University of Bristol, United Kingdom
* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: adam.finn{at}bristol.ac.uk.
Accepted 11 September 2007
Abstract
Chickenpox has traditionally been viewed as an irritating but inevitable infection to be endured during childhood, a rite of passage during the preschool years.
This benign view persists despite evidence that certain groups, including neonates, adults, pregnant women and the immunocompromised, have higher risk of severe disease.
Few data on incidence of severe complications and death in children are available; such information might change our view of the disease, especially considering that such morbidity and mortality may now be regarded as vaccine- preventable.
Keywords: Vaccine, Varicella, Zoster
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