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

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

Young children will be offered a free chicken pox jab on the NHS as part of their routine childhood vaccinations for the ...

The MMRV jab protects against chickenpox and its lifelong complications. Here’s what the new vaccination schedule means for ...

Childhood MMR vaccine - which protects against measles, mumps and rubella - will now become a combined MMRV to also build ...

A vaccination programme to protect young children against chickenpox is being rolled out in Wales from today January 2 ...

Children who catch chickenpox are typically advised to stay off school until all spots have formed a scab, which is usually ...

The UK has added chickenpox vaccination and a new 18-month appointment. Changes like these are signs the system is working, ...

Last week, the Trump administration announced changes to the recommended childhood vaccination schedule by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, removing overall recommendations for ...

From today the MMRV vaccine is in the routine vaccinations for babies and toddlers, to reduce chickenpox cases and hospital ...

The change comes after President Donald Trump on Dec. 5 directed Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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 ...