Varicella vaccine dose depended effectiveness and waning among preschool children in Hong Kong

• Main Authors: Yung-Wai Desmond Chan (Author), W John Edmunds (Author), Hong-Lam Chan (Author), Miu-Ling Wong (Author), Ka-Wing Albert Au (Author), Shuk-Kwan Chuang (Author), Albert Jan van Hoek (Author), Stefan Flasche (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2020-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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In Hong Kong, universal varicella vaccination was introduced in July 2014 with a two-dose schedule but the vaccines had been available in the private market since 1996. With data from varicella notification and surveys on immunization coverage, we used the screening method to estimate dose-specific...