Chicken pox vaccine protects infants through herd immunity

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for November, 30 2011

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Chicken Pox Vaccine Protects Small Infants Too, Not Just Vaccinated Children

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“Varicella in Infants After Implementation of the US Varicella Vaccination Program”
Sandra S. Chaves, MD, MSc, Adriana S. Lopez, MHS, Tureka L. Watson, MS, Rachel Civen, MD, Barbara Watson, MD, Laurene Mascola, MD, Jane F. Seward, MBBS, MPH
Pediatrics doi: 10.1542/peds.2011-0017