Looking back to move forward: a twenty-year audit of herpes zoster in Asia-Pacific

BMC Infectious Diseases

Table 3 Asia-Pacific countries with national varicella immunisation programmes

Country	Varicella vaccine schedule		Planned extent of coverage	Programme commenced (month, year)
Country	Dose(s)	Age	Planned extent of coverage	Programme commenced (month, year)
Australia	1	18 months, with catch-up at 10–13 years^a	Entire population	November 2005
Hong Kong	2	12 months & 6 years^b	Entire population	November 2005
Japan	2	12–36 months	Entire population (voluntary category)^c	October 2014
New Zealand	1	15 months, with catch-up at 11 years^d	Entire population	July 2017
South Korea	1	12–15 months	Entire population	January 2005
Taiwan	1	12–18 months	Entire population	January 2004

^aSchools programme
^bPrimary 1 school age
^cNot covered under the Preventive Vaccinations Act for Routine Vaccination against Category A Diseases
^dFor non-vaccinated children who have not already had a varicella infection

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