Chicken pox (varicella) is the disease people get when they are exposed to the varicella-zoster virus for the first time.

The government has been advised to make the jab available to all children, so parents want to know if the chickenpox vaccine is available on the NHS. The Joint Committee on Vaccination and ...

The vaccines were first introduced in 1926, and the good news is that where farmers vaccinate their flocks diligently, fowl pox has been permanently eradicated. As soon as the previous flock has ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: A few months ago, you wrote about the benefits of the shingles vaccine. At 63, I’m one of the 1% who has never had, nor been exposed to, chickenpox. I was tested in 2022 for ...

THE HSE HAS announced changes to the childhood immunisation schedule which will see babies receive the chickenpox vaccine at ...

Learn more. DEAR DR. ROACH: A few months ago, you wrote about the benefits of the shingles vaccine. At 63, I’m one of the 1% who has never had, nor been exposed to, chicken pox. I was tested in ...

The vaccines were first introduced in 1926, and the good news is that where farmers religiously vaccinate their flocks, fowl pox has been permanently eradicated. It is also important to thoroughly ...

Dear Dr. Roach: A few months ago, you wrote about the benefits of the shingles vaccine. At 63, I’m one of the 1% who has never had, nor been exposed to, chicken pox. I was tested in 2022 for ...

Cancel anytime. Dr. Roach: A few months ago, you wrote about the benefits of the shingles vaccine. At 63, I’m one of the 1% who has never had, nor been exposed to, chicken pox. I was tested in ...