Loss of Vaccine-Induced Immunity to Varicella over Time
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- 15 March 2007
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 356 (11) , 1121-1129
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa064040
Abstract
The introduction of universal varicella vaccination in 1995 has substantially reduced varicella-related morbidity and mortality in the United States. However, it remains unclear whether vaccine-induced immunity wanes over time, a condition that may result in increased susceptibility later in life, when the risk of serious complications may be greater than in childhood.Keywords
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