Impact of the tetra viral vaccine introduction on varicella morbidity and mortality in the Brazilian macro regions

Objective: To describe the impact of the introduction of the viral tetra vaccine in the National Immunization Program in 2013 for 15-month-old children in mortality rates and hospitalization associated with varicella in Brazil. Methods: Mortality rates and hospitalizations rates associated with vari...

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Main Authors: Marcella Z. Ribeiro, Emil Kupek, Paulo V.Z. Ribeiro, Carlos Eduardo Andrade Pinheiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-11-01
Series:Jornal de Pediatria
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0021755719302542