Which children and adults should receive the chickenpox vaccine?
Chickenpox vaccine is safe and effective and elicits long-standing immunity. Primary care physicians caring for children and adults should be aware of its benefits.
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Division of Pediatrics, Section of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, The Children's Hospital at The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH 44195, USA. sabellc@ccf.org
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002644:Chickenpox / Q000150:complications / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D019433:Chickenpox Vaccine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D000075202:Contraindications; D005260:Female; D014645:Herpesvirus 3, Human / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D019433:Chickenpox Vaccine