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 ...

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Greek farmers are facing heavy financial losses after around 430,000 sheep and goats have been culled during the past year due to an outbreak of highly contagious sheep pox and goat pox. The first ...

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WESTFIELD — In the last week, five people in the city’s schools came down with chickenpox. School staff are contact tracing and unvaccinated students who were in contact with someone sick have to ...

WESTFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Westfield Public Schools are dealing with an outbreak of chicken pox, with five confirmed cases reported across four different schools this week. The affected schools include ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has landed on an official new COVID-19 vaccination policy, adopting the recent recommendations of its Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The new acting director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has announced changes to the ...

The vaccine schedule will now reflect the guidance that COVID-19 boosters be given after “individual-based decision-making” and that the varicella or chickenpox vaccine be given to toddlers as a ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has officially updated guidelines for COVID-19 and chickenpox vaccines based on recommendations made last month by the agency's vaccine advisory ...

Two countries, two different approaches to protecting children from chickenpox. While the UK prepares to introduce a combined vaccine covering measles, mumps, rubella and chickenpox (MMRV) in a single ...