Health Ministry acts on chickenpox booster, leaving families with questions
Translated from Turkish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- Turkey has added a routine second chickenpox vaccine dose for children aged 4 to 6, after following a single-dose schedule since 2013.
- The change has raised questions about booster doses, vaccination after infection, and the exclusion of children aged 7 and older.
Turkey has begun a new phase in its chickenpox vaccination program, adding a second routine dose for children aged 4 to 6. The country had administered the vaccine as a single dose since 2013.
The Health Ministry’s decision has left families seeking answers about whether the additional dose is necessary. Questions also include whether children who have already had chickenpox should receive the vaccine.
The decision has raised another issue for parents: why children aged 7 and older were not included in the new vaccination schedule. An expert explains the reasoning behind the change and addresses the concerns surrounding the second dose.
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Originally published by Hürriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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