Safety and immunogenicity of Bio Pox™, a live varicella vaccine (Oka strain) in Indian children: A comparative multicentric, randomized phase II/III clinical trial

• Main Authors: Anand Prakash Dubey (Author), Mohammad Moonis Akbar Faridi (Author), Monjori Mitra (Author), Iqbal Rajinder Kaur (Author), Aashima Dabas (Author), Jaydeep Choudhury (Author), Mallar Mukherjee (Author), Devendra Mishra (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2017-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Varicella or chickenpox is a highly contagious disease with a high secondary attack rate. Almost 30% of Indian adolescents lack protective antibodies against varicella, emphasizing the need of routine varicella immunization. The Oka VZV is a well-established, safe and efficacious vaccine strain that...