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Varicella-zoster vaccine: The bad news may be good

Nature Medicine volume 6, pages 381–382 (2000)Cite this article

Clinically-evident reactivation of the Oka vaccine strain appears common and may have public health benefits for vaccine-induced immunity (pages 451–454)

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