The easy-to-miss chickenpox signs that aren’t a rash – the deadly mistake & when your child MUST see a doctor

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

Chickenpox vaccines for young children start across UK

For the first time, children will be offered vaccination on the NHS against the common infection which, in rare cases, can be ...
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New chickenpox vaccine study launches amid ongoing Upstate outbreak

ALLOWS THEM TO SERVE MORE FAMILIES. TRIBE CLINICAL RESEARCH IN GREENVILLE HAS LAUNCHED WHAT IT CALLS A CHICKEN POX IMMUNITY TRIAL. IT APPLIES TO CHILDREN AGES 12 TO 15 MONTHS OLD. IT’S ONE DOSE OF A ...

New MMRV Vaccine Offers Chickenpox Protection for Young Children in the UK

The MMRV vaccine is designed to provide comprehensive protection against four viral infections: measles, mumps, rubella, and chickenpox. Administered at 12 and 18 months of age, this vaccine not only ...
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Dear Doctor: Should older adult, who never had chickenpox, get the shingles vaccine?

DEAR DR. ROACH: A few months ago, you wrote about the benefits of the shingles vaccine. At 63, I’m one of the 1% who has never had, nor been exposed to, chickenpox. I was tested in 2022 for ...

NHS confirms date of new chickenpox jag roll-out to protect thousands of children

The NHS is introducing a chickenpox vaccine as part of its routine childhood immunisation programme for the first time, with ...