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Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed
; 104(3): 120-123, 2019 06.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-30077987
RESUMO
Varicella zoster virus primarily causes chickenpox, usually a mild self-limiting illness of childhood. However, complications occur in 1% with 4200 annual deaths. Since the first vaccination was developed in the 1970s, many countries have introduced universal mass immunisation, but the UK currently only routinely immunises 'at-risk' populations. With increasing availability of private varicella vaccination, this article reviews the pros and cons of whether parents should be immunising their children with the chickenpox vaccine privately.