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To describe the impact of the US varicella vaccination program on severe varicella outcomes, we analyzed varicella hospitalizations using the National Inpatient Sample 1993-2019 and varicella deaths using the National Center for Health Statistics data 1990-2019. Over 25 years of vaccination program (1995-2019), varicella hospitalizations, and deaths declined 94% and 97%, respectively, among persons aged 99%, respectively) was among persons aged 10 500 varicella hospitalizations and 100 varicella deaths are now prevented annually in the United States as a direct result of vaccination and reduction in varicella-zoster virus circulation.
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