Hasan M. Isa

Effect of varicella vaccine introduction on chickenpox incidence in Kingdom of Bahrain.

Background Chickenpox (varicella) is a highly contagious and self-limiting disease in children. However, complications and hospitalizations may occur. In Bahrain, the varicella vaccine was introduced into the routine childhood immunization schedule in May 2015. However, published data describing the epidemiological pat...