The UK has added chickenpox to the routine childhood vaccination schedule for the first time, using a combined MMRV jab that ...

The chicken pox vaccine became available in the U.S. in 1995 and, since then, cases of the virus in the U.S. have plummeted. But chicken pox still emerges from time to time. Montana public health ...

Chickenpox is a highly contagious disease caused by the varicella zoster virus (VZV). The virus is transmitted through direct ...

The thought of chickenpox is enough to make any parent’s heart sink. Itchy, uncomfortable and miserable for your child, it’s also inconvenient as it means time off school or nursery for them, and ...

For the first time, children will be offered vaccination on the NHS against the common infection which, in rare cases, can be ...

A vaccine against chickenpox will be added to the routine NHS childhood vaccination programme - here's everything you need to ...

The NHS explain s that the rash of spots on your child's body can take on a variety of colours (pink, red, or darker than the ...

As vaccine sceptic attitudes continue to spread in political groups on both sides of the Atlantic, the UK government is now offering vaccination against chickenpox. As of 2 January general practices ...

IT’S a common childhood illness that most people think they can easily spot… thanks to that tell-tale rash. But chickenpox ...

Measles, a highly contagious disease that was at one point believed to be largely eradicated in the United States, has seen an increase in cases... Penn State University has confirmed three cases of ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. LAKE COUNTY, Ohio (WJW) – A school district ...