now recommend routine chickenpox vaccination
June 1999
Canadian officials now recommend routine chickenpox vaccination.
But it's up to each province to decide whether they'll cover the cost and add the vaccine to their immunization program.
Chickenpox (varicella) is a significant problem. It affects about 350,000 Canadians each year...at a cost of about $122 million/yr.
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