Two countries, two different approaches to protecting children from chickenpox. While the UK prepares to introduce a combined ...

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 ...

The chickenpox – or varicella – vaccine is now available free of charge for all babies born on or after October 1st, 2024.

On Sept. 18, the vaccine advisory committee for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted to change its ...

The chickenpox vaccine is the latest to be added to the list of free jabs available to protect against potentially serious infections. More new vaccines have been developed in recent years and we can ...

Once you've had chickenpox, the virus never leaves your body and can cause shingles later in life as your immune system ...

The MMRV vaccine is a combo shot for mumps, measles, rubella, and varicella. But CDC advisers are recommending standalone vaccines instead. Experts weigh in.

We now have vaccines that protect children from these awful diseases — like the HPV vaccine, which protects against cervical cancer and other cancers caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) infection.

From January, 2026, all young children in England and Wales will be offered a free chickenpox vaccine through the NHS. The news has been welcomed by heath professionals across Wales, who have called ...

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