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Chickenpox Vaccine Saving Lives
Deaths down since program began in 1995, CDC reports

’X’ Marks the ’Pox’ for Mischievous Girls
Marker, imagination lead to sisters' feigned cases of disease

Chicken Pox Vaccine Exceeds Expectations
Hospitalizations, costs, adult illness down since debut a decade ago

Chicken Pox Vaccine Curbs Severity, Contagiousness of Disease
Kids who get it anyway experience much milder version

Chicken Pox Vaccine Still Works After All These Years
Strongest immunity comes first year after vaccination

Vaccine Protects Transplant Patients from Shingles
Chicken pox inoculation cuts risk of painful resurgence of virus

Eye Shingles No Laughing Matter
Condition that is keeping David Letterman off the air can cause severe eye damage

Chicken Pox Outbreak Bested Vaccine
But health officials defend shot's effectiveness