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. 2022 Oct 21;226(Suppl 4):S375-S379.
doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiac251.

25 Years of Varicella Vaccination in the United States

Mona Marin  1 , Jane F Seward  1   2 , Anne A Gershon  3
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25 Years of Varicella Vaccination in the United States

Mona Marin et al. J Infect Dis. .
No abstract available

Keywords: VZV; chickenpox; program; vaccine; varicella.

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Conflict of interest statement

Potential conflicts of interest. A. A. G. receives National Institutes of Health funding (grant number R01DK093094); and has a contractual relationship with Merck through the Varicella Zoster Virus Identification Program. All other authors: No reported conflicts. All authors have submitted the ICMJE Form for Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest.

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