PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
ED  - ,
TI  - Routine vaccination against chickenpox?
AID  - 10.1136/dtb.2012.04.0098
DP  - 2012 Apr 01
TA  - Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin
PG  - 42--45
VI  - 50
IP  - 4
4099  - http://dtb.bmj.com/content/50/4/42.short
4100  - http://dtb.bmj.com/content/50/4/42.full
SO  - Drug Ther Bull2012 Apr 01; 50
AB  - Relevant BNF section: BNF 14.4 Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) causes both varicella and herpes zoster.1,2 In 1995 a varicella vaccine was licensed in the USA and was incorporated into the routine vaccination programme for children; a decline of varicella among children and adults, and a reduction in associated hospitalisation, complications and mortality, has resulted.2 In the UK, a policy of targeted vaccination of at-risk groups has been in place since the vaccine was introduced.3 Here we review the evidence for the different approaches to VZV vaccination policy.