By Keith Roach, M.D. TITLE: 63-year-old debates getting shingles and chicken pox vaccines---DEAR DR. ROACH: A few months ago, yo ...

Varicella-zoster virus causes chickenpox and is a member of the herpes virus group. It is extremely contagious and causes a ...

These two reports address the effects of varicella-zoster vaccination and varicella vaccination. Richard Whitley, who chaired the data and safety monitoring board for the Shingles Prevention Study ...

The incidence of chickenpox has declined with widespread use of live-attenuated varicella vaccine in infants (Journal Watch Feb 22 2002). To assess the vaccine's effectiveness, researchers ...

KEMH are pleased to announce that they are commencing the rollout of the Varicella (Chickenpox) vaccine to children aged thirteen months. This follows discussions with, and advice from ...

Fortunately, you can prevent the varicella-zoster virus with a vaccine. The varicella-zoster virus causes chickenpox. The main symptom is a red, itchy rash. This rash typically starts on the ...

Chickenpox. Whooping cough. Measles. You may have heard about outbreaks of these illnesses and thought, “Didn’t we end those with vaccinations?” But the only communicable disease that we have ...

The varicella vaccine is highly effective, making chickenpox less common than it once was. After you get chickenpox, the ...

31, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Curevo Vaccine (Curevo), a privately-held clinical-stage biotechnology company dedicated to developing varicella zoster virus (VZV) vaccines with improved tolerability and ...