ArticleAnnals of medicine2023
Assessing vaccine effectiveness for varicella in Wuxi, China: a time-series analysis.
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- Effectiveness of One- and Two-Dose Varicella Vaccination Among Children and Adolescents Aged 0-18 Years - Chaoyang District, Beijing, China, 2007-2025.China CDC weekly · 2026Article
- Seroepidemiological survey of the population 10 years after the implementation of the varicella vaccine 2-dose immunization strategy.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of a 2-dose varicella vaccination program in Changzhou, China, during the transitional period (2017-2022): a registry-based case-cohort study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Impact of natural and socio-economic factors on varicella incidence in children in Shanghai, 2013-2022.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Analysis of sero-epidemiological characteristics of varicella in healthy children in Wuxi, China.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2024Article
- Association Between Climatic Factors and Varicella Incidence in Wuxi, East China, 2010-2019: Surveillance Study.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2024Article
- Study on Varicella-Zoster Virus Antibody Levels among Children Aged 1-7 Years in Changzhou, China.Vaccines · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe varicella vaccine is not included in the national childhood immunization schedules in China. Varicella epidemics and outbreaks are frequently reported, and the evidence for the effectiveness of the varicella vaccine remains unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate varicella vaccine effectiveness in Wuxi, China.
methodsVaricella surveillance data were extracted from the China Information System for Disease Control and Prevention, and vaccination data were obtained from the Vaccination Integrated Service Management Information System of Jiangsu Province, China. Time-series analysis approaches were used to estimate varicella vaccine effectiveness.
resultsA total of 16,093 varicella cases among children aged 1-6 years between January 2016 and December 2020 were analysed. A total of 217,297 children completed a two-dose varicella vaccination series. Compared with districts with lower vaccination rates, districts in Wuxi with higher varicella vaccination rates had a lower proportion of cases (
conclusionsTwo-dose varicella vaccination was recommended as an effective health intervention to prevent varicella in Wuxi, China. Varicella vaccination is urgently needed in routine childhood immunisation programs.
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