US: ACIP recommends second varicella shot

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Infectious Diseases in Children

Cover Stories: AUGUST 2006

ACIP recommends second varicella shot

ATLANTA — The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommended a

second dose of varicella vaccine (Varivax, Merck/Oka) for children aged 4

to 6 years and catch-up vaccine for children, adolescents and adults who

previously only received one dose.

The second dose will provide increased protection against varicella disease

as its epidemiology changes, experts told the ACIP.

The committee recommended that physicians administer the first dose at 12

to 15 months, which coincides with administration of the

measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine. The CDC currently recommends the first

dose of varicella vaccine for children aged 12 to 18 months. The agency

recommends a second dose in outbreak situations.

“We have made great progress in reducing chickenpox during the past 10

years. This recommendation will further reduce outbreaks of chickenpox and

provide better individual protection,” Anne Schuchat, MD, director of the

CDC’s National Center for Immunizations and Respiratory Diseases, said.

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Sheri Nakken, R.N., MA, Hahnemannian Homeopath

Vaccination Information & Choice Network, Nevada City CA & Wales UK

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