Epidemiology of varicella and effectiveness of varicella vaccine in Hangzhou, China, 2019

• Main Authors: Yuyang Xu (Author), Yan Liu (Author), Xiaoping Zhang (Author), Xuechao Zhang (Author), Jian Du (Author), Yuxin Cai (Author), Jun Wang (Author), Xinren Che (Author), Wenwen Gu (Author), Wei Jiang (Author), Junfang Chen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The varicella vaccine (VarV) is not included in the national childhood immunization schedules in China, although 2-dose VarV (VarV2) were recommended for children at 1 and 4 years of age in Hangzhou since 2014. However, the reported incremental vaccine effectiveness (VE) of VarV2 varies...