England’s NHS will roll out a free chickenpox vaccine for all children from January next year, in a move that could save families millions in lost workdays while protecting thousands of children from ...

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 ...

Buncombe County encourages chickenpox vaccine after uptick in cases in schools with low vaccination rates. Here's the latest ...

(THE CONVERSATION) – Over 90% of the world population has the virus that causes chickenpox lying dormant in their nervous system. Most people contract the varicella zoster virus, or VZV, when they get ...

The Haywood County Health and Human Services confirmed one case of chickenpox at Waynesville Middle School, according to a ...

Should my pregnant wife worry about a rash? Thanks for your question. Varicella Zoster is another name for the virus which causes both chicken pox and shingles. When you catch chicken pox, it resolves ...

An alert that a case of chickenpox was confirmed in campus on Feb. 17 caused a mild alarm around TCU with students worrying if they would be infected, a university official confirmed to the ...

Ah, summer. Lots of us look forward to spending time outdoors when the weather is nice and the sunlight stretches well into the evening. But all that time outdoors can put you at risk for a bevy of ...

Mrs Charity Okoye, a Senior Nursing Officer at the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital Awka, (COOUTH), Anambra, has advised residents of the state experiencing unusual ...

A baby contracted monkeypox in August, likely from contact with an infected caregiver. The two had "daily close contact" for several weeks before the child showed any signs of infection. The baby was ...