Global varicella vaccination programs

• Main Authors: Young Hwa Lee (Author), Young June Choe (Author), Jia Lee (Author), Eunseong Kim (Author), Jae Young Lee (Author), Kwan Hong (Author), Yoonsun Yoon (Author), Yun-Kyung Kim (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The Korean Pediatric Society, 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Varicella (chickenpox) is an infectious disease caused by the highly contagious varicella zoster virus with a secondary attack rate greater than 90%. From this perspective, we aimed to establish the basis for a national varicella vaccine policy by reviewing vaccination programs and policies of count...