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

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

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

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

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

A vaccine against chickenpox will be added to the routine NHS childhood vaccination programme - here's everything you need to ...

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

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

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

As vaccine sceptic attitudes continue to spread in political groups on both sides of the Atlantic, the UK government is now offering vaccination against chickenpox. As of 2 January general practices ...

The virus has been found to peak during the spring. — -- Researchers have found that the chickenpox virus may actually be a seasonal disease, with more cases reported in the spring, according to ...

Little Jasper Allen, 2, spent five days in the hospital after his chickenpox sores, which cover every inch of his body, became severely infected. But his mother, Sarah, 36, claims that less than 48 ...