Chickenpox

  • Shingles Vaccine Associated With 55 Percent Reduced Risk of Disease
    Receiving the herpes zoster vaccine was associated with a 55 percent reduced risk of developing shingles, according to a Kaiser Permanente study of 300,000 people that appears in the current issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. This retrospective study ...More
    January 12, 2011
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  • Study Confirms Two Vaccine Doses Protect Children from Chickenpox
    Two doses of the varicella, or chickenpox, vaccine provide excellent protection in children against this highly contagious and, in some cases, severe disease. To be published in the Feb. 1 issue of the Journal of Infectious Diseases, the findings support the two-dose ...More
    January 5, 2011
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  • Combination MMRV Vaccine Linked to Seizure Risk
    The combination vaccine for measles, mumps, rubella and chickenpox (MMRV) is associated with double the risk of febrile seizures for 1- to 2-year-old children compared with same-day administration of the separate vaccine for MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) and the varicella ...More
    June 28, 2010
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  • Prompt Vaccination Reduces Chickenpox Risk After Exposure
    For people who haven't had chickenpox and are exposed to an ill family member, getting vaccinated within five days can reduce the risk of developing chickenpox—or at least reduce the severity of disease, reports a study in the January issue of the Pediatric Infectious ...More
    January 21, 2010
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  • Childhood Vaccination Gaps Narrowing in U.S.
    About three-quarters of U.S. children received recommended vaccinations in 2008, up from about half in 2000, reports a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).“The goal of the study was to look at trends in vaccination disparities over the ...More
    January 6, 2010
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  • Refusing Immunizations Increases the Risk of Varicella Illness in Children
    Children of parents who refuse vaccines are nine times more likely to get chickenpox compared to fully immunized children, according to a new study led by a vaccine research team at Kaiser Permanente Colorado's Institute for Health Research. The study was published today in ...More
    January 5, 2010
    Posted in News
  • Chickenpox Vaccine Reduces Shingles Risk in Kids
    Herpes zoster, also known as shingles, is very rare among children who have been vaccinated against chickenpox, according to a Kaiser Permanente study in the December issue of the journal Pediatric Infectious Diseases.The study, the largest of its kind, used electronic ...More
    December 4, 2009
    Posted in News
  • Vaccines Are for Adults, Too: Are Your Shots Up to Date?
    Routine vaccination of children has helped eliminate or greatly reduce many devastating illnesses, including measles, polio, whooping cough and diphtheria. But vaccinations are not just for children, they’re for adults, too. For some adults, the news that they need to ...More
    April 28, 2009
    Posted in News
  • Most U.S. Parents are Vaccinating According to New CDC Survey
    The vast majority of the nation’s parents are having their children get recommended vaccinations, according to 2007 vaccine coverage estimates released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Childhood immunization rates remain at or near record ...More
    September 4, 2008
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  • Kids Go Unprotected from Chickenpox
    A study by researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published in the journal Pediatrics indicates that even though the chickenpox vaccine has been shown to decrease the incidence of chickenpox by 90 percent, many parents don’t get their ...More
    September 2, 2008
    Posted in News
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