Safety and immunogenicity of Bio Pox™, a live varicella vaccine (Oka strain) in Indian children: A comparative multicentric, randomized phase II/III clinical trial

Varicella or chickenpox is a highly contagious disease with a high secondary attack rate. Almost 30% of Indian adolescents lack protective antibodies against varicella, emphasizing the need of routine varicella immunization. The Oka VZV is a well-established, safe and efficacious vaccine strain that...

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Main Authors: Anand Prakash Dubey, Mohammad Moonis Akbar Faridi, Monjori Mitra, Iqbal Rajinder Kaur, Aashima Dabas, Jaydeep Choudhury, Mallar Mukherjee, Devendra Mishra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-09-01
Series:Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2017.1318236