Taipei’s health department said Thursday there is no mandatory class suspension rule following a possible chickenpox cluster ...

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 ...

SALISBURY — Rowan County Public Health officially confirmed one case of chickenpox in a young adult. It is the first confirmed chickenpox case in the county in three years. A release from the health ...

Everyday illness is a normal part of childhood and it’s absolutely natural for your little one to pick up some kind of stomach bug or virus; this also includes chickenpox. Medically known as varicella ...

All young children in the UK can now be offered protection against chickenpox for the first time on the NHS. The vaccine will be combined with the existing MMR jab, given at 12 and 18 months of age, ...

Measles and chickenpox are preventable, Navajo health officials said, urging people to stay up to date on vaccines.

Expectant mothers have been reminded that chickenpox is “very dangerous” for pregnant women, amid an outbreak of the disease ...

An increase in chickenpox cases has been reported among children in Buncombe County, North Carolina. Chickenpox is a highly contagious disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus, spreading easily in ...

Pinellas County health officials are asking parents at a Clearwater elementary school to keep any unvaccinated students home ...