GC Biopharma to Present New Data on Trends in Varicella Incidence Cases with Complications Among Korean Children at the 2022 ICPE
GC Biopharma (006280.KS) today announced that it will present new data demonstrating trends in the incidence of varicella cases with complications among Korean children during 2010-2020 after the universal one-dose varicella vaccination program.
- GC Biopharma (006280.KS) today announced that it will present new data demonstrating trends in the incidence of varicella cases with complications among Korean children during 2010-2020 after the universal one-dose varicella vaccination program.
- The results show that varicella incidence cases with complications among Korean children significantly (92%) decreased from 137 per 100,000 persons in 2010 to 11 per 100,000 persons in 2020.
- In the sub-analyses, the decrease in the incidence of varicella cases with complications was greater in children aged 0-4 (96%) and aged 5-9 (92%) than in children aged 10-19 (77-78%).
- In addition, this study indicates that the universal one-dose varicella vaccination program introduced in 2005 has been successful in preventing severe incident varicella cases among Korean children.