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Second Chicken Pox Shot Boosts Coverage
By Nathan Seppa, Science News Two are better than one when it comes to chicken pox vaccinations, scientists report January 5 in The Journal of Infectious Diseases . The chicken pox shot, first made available in the United States in 1995, has already proved able to prevent the disease in about 80 to 85 percent of children who get a single dose.
Many experts and parents are very happy with Varivax, the chickenpox vaccine. Before the chickenpox vaccine began to be routinely given in 1995, chickenpox was a very common childhood illness, that even when it wasn't serious, still left children miserable for at least a week.
Chicken Pox Vaccine Update - Chicken Pox Booster Dose
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