Impact of the Maturing Varicella Vaccination Program on Varicella and Related Outcomes in the United States: 1994-2012.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although the 1-dose varicella vaccination program, introduced in 1996, has led to significant declines in varicella disease, outbreaks continued to occur, which led to the adoption of a 2-dose vaccination program in 2007. We previously reported an 88% decline in varicella-related hospitalizations and a 59% decline in outpatient visits during 1994-2002. We now update data on varicella healthcare utilization with 10 years of additional data, during a period of stabilizing first-dose coverage and rapidly increasing second-dose coverage.

Methods

We performed a retrospective cohort study using claims data from 1994-2012 Truven Health MarketScan databases. We examined trends in rates of varicella-related outpatient visits and hospitalizations for MarketScan enrollees ag

SUBMITTER: Leung J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4752432 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature