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 ...

The thought of chickenpox is enough to make any parent’s heart sink. Itchy, uncomfortable and miserable for your child, it’s also inconvenient as it means time off school or nursery for them, and ...

Young children in England and Wales will soon be offered a free chickenpox vaccine on the NHS. It will be added to the list of standard childhood vaccinations from January 2026, and there will be a ...

A chickenpox vaccine will soon be rolled out on the NHS in England, the government has confirmed. The jab, available from January, currently costs around £150 when bought privately. It will now be ...

THE VACCINE, BUT NO MORE. MOST PEOPLE OVER 30 MIGHT REMEMBER GETTING CHICKEN POX. IT WAS ALMOST A CHILDHOOD RITE OF PASSAGE. BUT THANKS TO THE CREATION OF A VACCINE IN 1995, IT’S NOW A RARITY. >> THE ...

The CDC is now recommending that children under the age of 4 no longer get a combination vaccine that protects against four ...

The CDC officially adopted recommendations made​ by the agency's vaccine advisory committee, whose members were hand-picked ...

Westfield Public Schools are dealing with an outbreak of chicken pox, with five confirmed cases reported across four different schools this week.

Measles, a highly contagious disease that was at one point believed to be largely eradicated in the United States, has seen an increase in cases... Penn State University has confirmed three cases of ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- All-Star reliever Kelvin Herrera and Royals right fielder Alex Rios have been diagnosed with chicken pox, raising concerns that others on the AL Central leaders may have been ...