The vaccine helps protect against varicella (chicken pox). It is usually given to children and adults who are at risk for varicella infection
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Frequency of shots:
Infants and Children
Ages 9 months - 12 years old
2 doses administered at least 6 weeks apart

Who can use this:
Indicated for active immunisation against varicella of healthy children and adults from 9 months of age.
Groups who would particularly benefit from vaccination include:
- Non-immune adults, especially those in at-risk occupations such as health care workers, teachers and workers in children’s day-care centres
-Non-immune parents of young children
-Non-immune household contacts, both adults and children, of immunocompromised patients with no history of the disease