Refusing Immunizations Increases the Risk of Varicella Illness in Children, Kaiser Permanente Study Finds | Kaiser Permanente News Center

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Children of parents who refuse vaccines are nine times more likely to get chickenpox compared to fully immunized children, according to a new study led by a vaccine research team at Kaiser Permanente Colorado's Institute for Health Research. The study was published today in the January issue of the journal 'Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.'

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