According to reports, a new study has revealed that the varicella vaccine has almost eradicated deaths associated with chickenpox in the United States.

Also, the vaccine which was introduced in a dose form in 1995 is said to have cut deaths linked to chickenpox by 88% in all age groups as well as 97% in young people who are 20 years old and below.

The researchers of the study from the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, stated: “While chickenpox-related deaths are now relatively rare, the new two-dose regimen may eliminate them altogether”.

Moreover, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Academy of Family Physicians have recommended that children get 2 doses of the varicella vaccine. Though recently, there have been some doubts from parents regarding childhood immunizations, majorly because of unverified fears about a connection between autism and the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine, which has led to measles and some other diseases coming back.

Experts have expressed hope that the findings will reassure uncertain parents and alert them to the life-saving advantages of varicella vaccination, as Dr. Bruce Hirsch, attending physician for infectious diseases at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, NY, said: “Deaths began declining almost immediately after the varicella vaccine was introduced. This vaccine has saved about 80 lives per year".