Chickenpox

  • Varicella Vaccine Has Long-Term Effectiveness Against Chickenpox
    Chickenpox, the childhood affliction of earlier generations, has been largely neutralized by the varicella vaccine, according to a new study by the Kaiser Permanente Vaccine Study Center, which appears in the current online issue of Pediatrics. The 14-year study followed ...More
    April 1, 2013
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  • Chickenpox Vaccine Saving Children's Lives
    The widespread introduction of a chickenpox vaccine in Australia in 2006 has prevented thousands of children from being hospitalized with severe chickenpox and saved lives, according to new research. In a national study of chickenpox admissions at four participating ...More
    March 13, 2013
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  • Shingles Vaccination is a Must, Says UB Microbiologist Who Knows From Experience
    Terry D. Connell, PhD, knows a lot about the immune system: he’s a University at Buffalo professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences who conducts research on new vaccines for diseases, such as tuberculosis. ...More
    February 7, 2013
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  • FDA Approves Varizig for Reducing Chickenpox Symptoms
    The Food and Drug Administration has approved Varizig for reducing the severity of chickenpox (varicella zoster virus) infections in high-risk individuals when given within four days after exposure. Varizig is a varicella zoster immune globulin preparation. Varicella zoster ...More
    December 26, 2012
    Posted in News
  • 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
    Posted in News
  • 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
    Posted in News
  • 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
    Posted in News
  • 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
    Posted in News
  • 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
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