Chickenpox Cases Down 85 Percent Since 2-Dose Vaccine Started: CDC

Chickenpox - American Health Council

“Chickenpox — which is caused by the varicella-zoster virus — has continued declining in the United States since 2006, when doctors began routinely recommending a second dose of chickenpox (varicella) vaccine, U.S. health officials said Thursday.”

“States reporting vaccination data noted an 85 percent drop in the highly contagious disease between 2005-2006 and 2013-2014, according to a report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The fall-off was greatest among kids aged 5 to 14, health officials said. This is also the age group most likely to have received the second dose of varicella vaccine.”

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