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 ...

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 ...

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 also protects against measles, mumps and rubella. Here’s what parents need ...

Chicken Pox is on the rise across the UK at the minute. Many people try to catch the contagious and itchy virus as a child, thinking that they can't contract it a second time. It is often thought to ...

Young children will be offered a free chicken pox jab on the NHS as part of their routine childhood vaccinations for the first time. It will be offered alongside the MMR jab, which protects against ...

Starting next school year, incoming high school students in Montezuma County will be required to have two chicken pox, or varicella, vaccinations – a change from the previous requirement of one ...

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 ...