Routine varicella vaccination would likely substantially reduce the overall costs of managing chickenpox but would result in an increase in health care expenditures. These findings are consistent with evaluations in other countries.
Virtually all children vaccinated at the age of 8-10 y with low doses of hepatitis B vaccine still have an excellent immune memory up to age of 25 y. The results of this study do not support the use of booster doses.
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