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Chickenpox vaccine in doctors' offices this week.(Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)
The long-awaited chickenpox vaccine is arriving in doctor's offices this week.
The new vaccine, called Varivax, was approved last month by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. It's recommended for kids and adults who haven't had the itchy, scabby and highly contagious illness.
Chickenpox is caused by the varicella-zoster virus. Generally no more than a nuisance, it annually attacks about 3.9 million Americans, most of them under age 15. Typically, it keeps kids home from school up to a week.
But it can be deadly. About 90 people die in the United States every year as a result of chickenpox. Another 9,300 have to be hospitalized. It strikes hardest in…
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