CHICKENPOX jabs will be offered to all children on the NHS for the first time from today. Vaccination against the varicella ...

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 ...

The UK has added chickenpox to the routine childhood vaccination schedule for the first time, using a combined MMRV jab that ...

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 ...

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 ...

The NHS is rolling out out a vaccine for young children that protects against chickenpox. From today, youngsters across the ...

Chickenpox is a common infection in children, which causes an itchy, spotty rash. It spreads easily, with symptoms usually ...

The varicella-zoster virus, or chickenpox, is a highly contagious disease that mostly affects those under the age of 10. For most children, chickenpox is a mild illness that resolves without much ...

Children in the South West can now get what has been described as a "historic" free vaccination against chickenpox from the ...

In a significant health initiative, the NHS has announced that young children will now receive a free chickenpox vaccine as part of their routine vaccinations. This new jab will be offered alongside ...

Herpes zoster is shingles. Shingles is a viral infection caused by the reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus, a form of ...