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Health » Chicken Pox Vaccine Puts Dent In Hospital Costs
Sep 07, 2004

KFOXtv.com

In the old days, kids had to suffer through the chicken pox using home remedies to ease the itching. But in 1995, a vaccine was introduced that protects kids against the ailment.
A new study says the vaccine has surpassed expectations for cost-effectiveness. It has saved hundreds of millions of dollars by preventing severe cases of chicken pox that used to send people to hospitals.

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