Gaza’s babies suffer deadly chickenpox outbreak
In Gaza’s stifling summer heat, 19-month-old Retaj can do nothing but cry from the painful lesions that cover…
Survey finds widespread uncertainty over pregnancy vaccine recommendations
Most Americans are unaware or unsure of which vaccines the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends…
Bee-derived propolis shows potent antiviral activity against varicella-zoster virus
Announcing a new article publication for Zoonoses journal. Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) is a clinically important human neurotropic herpesvirus…
Chickenpox and scarlet fever circulating in schools
Cases of chickenpox and scarlet fever are “circulating in the school community” , Guernsey’s Public Health Services (PHS)…
Sunday Science with Chris Smith: Chickenpox Vaccines, Space Junk and Space Station Sickness
Chris is a Medical consultant in the UK, specialising in clinical microbiology and virology at Cambridge University, and…
Chickenpox jab rollout risks repeating Covid-era mistakes
Official data published this week revealed that uptake of the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine among children…