The concern with deliberate exposure, via pox parties, is that there is no indication about how a child will react to the ...
You might’ve seen that a soft play manager recently condemned a parent’s private plans to host a chickenpox party at her ...
If you've been vaccinated against measles, do you need a booster? What about other routine childhood vaccinations?
DOCTORS are warning parents that ‘chickenpox parties’ are never a good idea. The gatherings – which aim to expose children to ...
What used to be predominantly a childhood disease is now seen in many adolescents and in adults, with various complications. Hence medical experts have advised that it is better that anyone who has ...
The rates of students without mandatory vaccines are climbing, which experts say increases the risk of outbreaks such as ...
Many people think chickenpox isn’t that serious, but the disease can actually be life-threatening. Chickenpox caused more than 10,000 hospitalizations and up to 150 deaths every year before the ...
Rates of nearly all required childhood vaccinations have fallen in Lancaster County since the 2018-2019 school year, ...
Two doses are all you need for the Shingrix vaccine, which is the vaccine given to people who have either had chickenpox or ...