Mandated vaccinations for children attending school will remain in place, said New York State Health Commissioner Dr. James ...

For the first time, children will be offered vaccination on the NHS against the common infection which, in rare cases, can be ...

Children in Northern Ireland now being offered a free chicken pox vaccine. Rachel Spiers, Immunisation and Vaccination ...

A teenager who had to learn to walk again after contracting chickenpox aged two welcomes new free vaccinations.

Chickenpox is a highly contagious disease caused by the varicella zoster virus (VZV). The virus is transmitted through direct ...

The MMRV jab protects against chickenpox and its lifelong complications. Here’s what the new vaccination schedule means for ...

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

Children who catch chickenpox are typically advised to stay off school until all spots have formed a scab, which is usually ...

Young children will be offered a free chicken pox jab on the NHS as part of their routine childhood vaccinations for the ...

Hundreds of thousands of families with young children will be offered protection against chickenpox as part of their routine ...

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

A vaccination programme to protect young children against chickenpox is being rolled out in Wales from today January 2 ...