The efficacy of the varicella vaccine in children is well established (Journal Watch Feb 22 2002), but fewer data are available on the vaccine's performance in adults. Researchers studied long ...

and areas of uncertainty about the varicella-zoster vaccine. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommends a single dose of zoster vaccine for immunocompetent adults 60 years ...

Severe chickenpox is more likely to affect adults, infants, teenagers, pregnant women, and people with a weakened immune system (due to a health condition or medical treatment). But even in ...

In general, a vaccination is recommended for all adults 65 and older. Shingles, a reactivation of the virus that causes chickenpox, can cause a painful, blistering rash. Vaccination is recommended ...

British drug maker GSK plc (GSK, GSK.L) announced Friday that the US Food and Drug Administration has accepted for review the ...

Since the lifting of COVID-19 quarantine measures, various infectious diseases such as chickenpox, measles, whooping cough, ...

Two pillars of our civil society threaten to collapse just when we need them most : cohesive public health services and effective emergency management. Our public health system was once a national ...

Whooping cough is annoying, but tolerable, for most adults. But for infants, the disease can be serious, even deadly.

So what does the medical literature actually say about vaccination? Savannah's Dr. Mark Murphy delivers the facts.

The new prefilled syringe has the same composition but removes the need for reconstitution, providing a more convenient option for health care providers who administer vaccines. According to the ...