KATIE Radford has rushed her nine-month-old baby to hospital and shared a very important reminder to all parents. Just days ...

The chickenpox vaccine is often bundled with the vaccine for measles, mumps, and rubella in one shot, called the MMRV (measles-mumps-rubella-varicella). Talk with your child's doctor about the ...

We may be in the middle of summer, but now is the time to get your kids their back-to-school vaccines. Health experts say it is important to not wait until the last minute to get their shots. It takes ...

Babies as young as 12 MONTHS should be vaccinated against chickenpox on the NHS, health bosses rule in major new guidance that could see 7million children under-11 also jabbed ...

Infants are not protected against the varicella-zoster virus, the virus that causes chickenpox, for several months before they are eligible for vaccination, a new study has found.

Children who get chickenpox may be at increased risk for stroke soon after the infection, a new study from the United Kingdom suggests. The study analyzed information from 49 children who were ...

The chickenpox vaccine is effective in preventing chickenpox in children who have never been exposed to chickenpox. Sometimes, even though children get the chickenpox vaccine they can still ...

Children who are vaccinated against the virus that causes chickenpox are getting a twofer: Not only are they protected against irritating and potentially scarring chickenpox, but they appear to ...

Two weeks ago, I spent the better part of a day at a contentious, 22-hour public hearing. Last week, I listened to the Public Health Committee’s debate and favorable vote to repeal the religi… ...

Chicken pox vaccines have been recommended for children after a drop in the numbers exposed to the virus in lockdown. The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has said the ...

The number of chickenpox cases among unvaccinated children under the age of one also decreased by 87%, which suggests herd protection of the vaccinations. The varicella vaccination programme was ...

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