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Table 1 Universal varicella vaccine in national immunization programs in LAC

From: Burden of varicella in Latin America and the Caribbean: findings from a systematic literature review

Country

First Dose

 

Second Dose

 

Type of Varicella Vaccinea

 

Year Introduction

Age, mo

Year Introduction

Age, y

Antigua

2014

24

Monovalent

Argentina

2015

15

Monovalent

Bahamas

2012

12

2012

4–5

Monovalent

Barbados

2012

12

Monovalent

Bermuda

2012

24

Monovalent

Brazil

2013

15

2018

4

MMRV/Monovalent

Cayman Islands

2000

12

2009

3–6

Monovalent

Colombia

2015

12

2019b

5

Monovalent

Costa Rica

2007

15

Monovalent

Ecuador

2010

15

Monovalent

Panama

2014

15

2018

4

Monovalent

Paraguay

2013

15

Monovalent

Peru

2018

12

Monovalent

Puerto Rico

1996

12–15

2007

4–6

Monovalent

Uruguay

1999

12

2014

5

Monovalent

  1. LAC Latin America and the Caribbean; MMRV measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella vaccine
  2. aMonovalent: varicella-only vaccine
  3. bColombia plans to start the second dose in 2019, when the cohort vaccinated at 12 months reaches 5 years old