Routine varicella vaccination program and hospitalization for herpes zoster in Japan

• Main Authors: Yasutaka Kuniyoshi (Author), Haruka Tokutake (Author), Natsuki Takahashi (Author), Azusa Kamura (Author), Sumie Yasuda (Author), Makoto Tashiro (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Whether reducing exposure to varicella by the implementation of the routine varicella vaccination program for children leads to increased incidence of herpes zoster (HZ) remains controversial. The aim of the present study was to identify the trend in the hospitalization associated with HZ before and...