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Friday 14 October 2016
WAidid video pills: Professor Francesco Vitale on Varicella prevention

In UE antibodies against Varicella zoster virus are generally acquired in first decade of life of the child. The illness is highly transmittable and in cases  between 2% and 6% it presents some complications, which normally involve skin and soft tissues, but can also be neurological or pneumological. That is why prevention of varicella is a very important tool for public care.
Professor Vitale analyzes the schedule of vaccination for varicella in the different European countries and the subsequent results; he also speaks about the 2 doses schedule, fundamental to avoid the so called varicella breakthrough's. Eventually he compares pros and cons of the two types of existing vaccine: monovalent and tetravalent.