Global varicella vaccination programsopen access
- Authors
- Lee, Young Hwa; Choe, Young June; Lee, Jia; Kim, Eunseong; Lee, Jae Young; Hong, Kwan; Yoon, Yoonsun; Kim, Yun-Kyung
- Issue Date
- Dec-2022
- Publisher
- 대한소아청소년과학회
- Keywords
- Varicella; Chickenpox; Vaccination; Immunization programs
- Citation
- Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics, v.65, no.12, pp 555 - 562
- Pages
- 8
- Indexed
- SCOPUS
KCI
- Journal Title
- Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
- Volume
- 65
- Number
- 12
- Start Page
- 555
- End Page
- 562
- URI
- https://scholarworks.korea.ac.kr/kumedicine/handle/2021.sw.kumedicine/62322
- DOI
- 10.3345/cep.2021.01564
- ISSN
- 2713-4148
2713-4148
- Abstract
- Varicella (chickenpox) is an infectious disease caused by the highly contagious varicella zoster virus with a secondary attack rate greater than 90%. From this perspective, we aimed to establish the basis for a national varicella vaccine policy by reviewing vaccination programs and policies of countries that have introduced universal varicella vaccinations. As a result of the spread of varicella, an increasing number of countries are providing 2-dose vaccinations and universally expanding their use. In practice, the efficacy and effectiveness of vaccination differ among vaccines and vaccination programs. Optimized vaccination strategies based on each country's local epidemiology and health resources are required. Accordingly, it is necessary to evaluate the effectiveness of varicella vaccines in different settings. Given the short-term and fragmented vaccine effectiveness evaluation in Korea, it is necessary to evaluate its effectiveness at the national level and determine its schedule based on the evidence generated through these studies.
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