- Officially recognized by WHO as a standard varicella vaccine strain alongside Oka
- Interchangeability endorsed, enhancing global supply security
YONGIN, South Korea, Dec. 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- GC Biopharma (006280.KS), a global biopharmaceutical company, today announced that its proprietary varicella vaccine strain MAV/06 has been included in the World Health Organization (WHO) Position Paper on varicella vaccination, published on November 21.
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