Recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices for preventing varicella (chickenpox) in the United States. The report revises and updates previous statements from 1996 and 1999, detailing vaccine types, licensure dates, and specific vaccination schedules for different age groups. It was authored by Mona Marin of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases.
Use Cases
- Analyzing the evolution of varicella vaccination policy based on the described 1995, 1999, and 2005/2006 recommendation updates.
- Studying vaccine licensure and recommended schedules for different age groups and populations mentioned in the description.
- Examining criteria for evidence of immunity to varicella as referenced in the ACIP report.
Strengths
- Specific licensure years for two vaccines are provided: 1995 for VARIVAX and 2005 for ProQuad.
- Detailed age groups and dosing schedules are described, including the shift to a routine two-dose program.
Limitations
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
Provenance
- Source
- National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
- Collection Method
- Likely contains the official ACIP recommendations document.
- Time Range
- Covers recommendations from 1995 through at least 2006.
- Geography
- United States