These two reports address the effects of varicella-zoster vaccination and varicella vaccination. Richard Whitley, who chaired the data and safety monitoring board for the Shingles Prevention Study ...

The varicella-zoster virus can cause chickenpox - a highly contagious illness that leads to blisters and rashes all over your ...

Opinion: Pro-vaccine advocates facing RFK Jr. are stronger, savvier, and more ready for a fight than ever before.

A live virus vaccine contains a live, weakened (attenuated) virus that helps your body develop an immune response without you developing symptoms of the disease it is intended to prevent. Examples ...

According to the state data, during the 2013-14 school year, only 0.88% of Nueces County kindergartners had a conscientious ...

As a first-time parent, protecting your baby’s health is your top priority—and vaccinations are one of the most effective ...

It’s a word that stings just coming out of your mouth. And it’s certainly an illness you want to avoid. There are time-tested ...

As immunity declines with age, adults over 50 become vulnerable to diseases like shingles, flu, pneumococcal infections, ...

A growing number of U.S. kindergarteners are starting school without vaccinations due to rising exemptions, according to new ...

She said 3,000 people had missed out on the vaccine while it was put on hold. Shingles is caused by the herpes ...

A research letter yesterday in the New England Journal of Medicine describes the serostatus (the presence of absence of ...

It’s unlikely Robert F. Kennedy Jr. could stop all vaccines from being distributed. However, if confirmed, he could exert ...