Decline in Mortality Due to Varicella after Implementation of Varicella Vaccination in the United States
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- 3 February 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 352 (5) , 450-458
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa042271
Abstract
Varicella disease has been preventable in the United States since 1995. Starting in 1999, active and passive surveillance data showed sharp decreases in varicella disease. We reviewed national death records to assess the effect of the vaccination program on mortality associated with varicella.Keywords
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