Vaccine-associated varicella zoster virus infection is rare in adults who are otherwise healthy. Vaccine-associated (V-A) varicella zoster virus (VZV) infections are rare in adults, although it should ...

The risk of shingles jumps 11-fold after the first dose of the recombinant shingles vaccine, marketed under the name name Shingrix, but decreases by 73% after the second, according to the results of a ...

A health worker prepares to administer a vaccine in Los Angeles, California in January 2022 - Copyright AFP/File Frederic J. BROWN A health worker prepares to ...

A deep dive into the Varicella-Zoster virus, which remains dormant in the nervous system for decades after chickenpox before ...

Varicella is caused by varicella-zoster virus (VZV), an enveloped dsDNA virus responsible for varicella (chickenpox) and herpes zoster (shingles). VZV is one of eight herpesviruses known to infect ...

Scientists have discovered a new evasion strategy used by the varicella zoster virus, which causes chickenpox and shingles, that may allow it to affect tissues far from the original site of infection.

Researchers report an alarming increase in varicella zoster virus (VZV) infections in adults calling for vaccination and public health measures The study was led by Professor Tetsushi Yoshikawa, along ...

Teen’s death from varicella highlights importance of catch-up vaccines Otherwise healthy 15-year-old Ohio girl succumbs to varicella infection, according to CDC report. HealthDay News –The ...

For almost 40 years, people who suspect they've been harmed by a vaccine have been able to turn to a little-known system called the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program—often simply called the vaccine ...