Unimmunized Kids Less Likely To Get Chickenpox If Vaccinated After Exposure

 16.07.2008 06:11   medicalnewstoday.com

"Better late than never" might be a true statement when it comes to vaccinating children for chickenpox, according to a new review of studies. Only 18 percent of children given the vaccine within the 3 days following exposure to chickenpox developed the infection, compared with 78 percent of children who had received an inactive placebo or no vaccine.

World Immunology