Dr. Barry Dworkin

Chicken pox vaccine dramatically reduced hospital admissions and morbidity in Canada over past decade

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for September 20, 2013

Source:

Vaccinations credited as chicken pox cases in hospitals drop 74% in only 10 years

Reference:

The impact of the universal infant varicella immunization strategy on Canadian varicella-related hospitalization rates

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