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AGE |
TITLE |
SUMMARY |
PUBLISHED |
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14 mos.,
10 yrs.,
12 yrs. |
"CDC provides case
reports on varicella-related deaths of three susceptible, unvaccinated children" |
Story #73: These deaths underscore
the importance of making sure that children are vaccinated at the earliest
recommended age and that older children receive catch-up vaccinations. |
3/29/05 |
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37 yrs.,
9 yrs. |
"MMWR article describes
two of nine varicella deaths in the United States in 2002" |
Story #56: A 37-year-old man and
9-year-old girl, both previously healthy and residing in different states, die
after exposure to varicella disease. Their deaths illustrate the
consequences of the failure to establish immunity in a population. |
6/13/03 |
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11 yrs. |
"Indiana girl dies of
varicella" |
Story #50: An 11-year-old girl dies a day after being
brought to an emergency room in
profound septic shock after a varicella
zoster infection. |
10/2/02 |
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31 yrs. |
"Periorbital varicella gangrenosa necessitating
orbital exenteration in a previously healthy adult" |
Story #43: A young man suffers fatal neurologic
damage and necrotizing periorbital (eye
area) infection as a complication of
varicella infection.
|
1/21/02 |
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8 yrs. |
"Michigan child's death caused by chickenpox" |
Story #31: An 8-year-old child unvaccinated for
chickenpox dies from complications of
invasive group A streptococcal (GAS)
infection a week after the onset of
varicella rash. |
5/25/00 |
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12 yrs. |
"Chickenpox claimed the life of my son
Christopher" |
Story #21: Rebecca Cole's 12-year-old son
Christopher dies of complications of
chickenpox after being treated with
corticosteroids for an asthma attack. |
11/16/99 |
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6-58 yrs. |
"How many varicella deaths will it take?" |
Story #19: In 1998, six Floridians, ranging in age
from 6 to 58, die of varicella. Five of the
six were eligible for vaccination. |
6/4/99 |
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3½ yrs. |
"Child dies of varicella encephalitis" |
Story #12: A young child from British Columbia dies
from varicella encephalitis. At the time of
his death, a vaccine against chickenpox is
not available in Canada. |
1/29/99 |
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21 mos.
to
42 yrs. |
"Five varicella deaths that could have been
prevented" |
Story #8: Five previously healthy, unvaccinated
individuals die from varicella. They range
in age from young children to a
42-year-old father who probably
contracted the disease from his children. |
12/21/98 |
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23 yrs.,
25 yrs.,
32 yrs. |
"Three fatal varicella cases in unvaccinated young
women" |
Story #4: Three young unvaccinated women die of
varicella between February-April 1997.
All are infected by exposure to
unvaccinated preschool-aged children
who have contracted the disease. |
11/5/98 |
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