The impact of demographic changes, exogenous boosting and new vaccination policies on varicella and herpes zoster in Italy: a modelling and cost-effectiveness study

The impact of demographic changes, exogenous boosting and new vaccination policies on varicella and herpes zoster in Italy: a modelling and cost-effectiveness study

Abstract Background The present study aims to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of the newly introduced varicella and herpes zoster (HZ) vaccination programmes in Italy. The appropriateness of the introduction of the varicella vaccine is highly debated because of concerns about the consequences on HZ...

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Main Authors: Alessia Melegaro, Valentina Marziano, Emanuele Del Fava, Piero Poletti, Marcello Tirani, Caterina Rizzo, Stefano Merler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-07-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Subjects:
Varicella
Chickenpox
Herpes zoster
Shingles
Vaccination
Italy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12916-018-1094-7

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