Vacuna contra varicella puede proteger contra zoster

Chickenpox Vaccine May Reduce Child's Risk Of Shingles Years Later, Study Suggests

The New York Times (6/10, Bakalar) reports a new study found children who were "vaccinated against chickenpox had a 78 percent lower rate of shingles than their unvaccinated peers." The study, published in Pediatrics, "included 6.4 million children under 18, half of whom had the chickenpox vaccine." The Times adds that the US CDC "recommends two doses of the vaccine, at age 1 year and then between 4 and 6."

        STAT (6/10, Branswell) reports the study "was funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention."

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