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Chicken Pox Immunizations Available for 1st Time in U.S.
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Starting today, a vaccine will be available to immunize U.S.
children against the common childhood illness chicken pox.
"This vaccine will save lives and prevent people from having to
be hospitalized," said Dr. Ram Yogev, an infectious disease expert at
Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago.
Merck & Co., of West Point, Pa., is shipping the vaccine to
pediatricians' offices, with the first doses expected to arrive this
week, said a spokeswoman for the manufacturer. The Food...
