The shingles vaccine also lowers the risk of heart disease, stroke, dementia and death for patients over the age of 50, ...
The shingles vaccine does more than just protect middle-aged folks and seniors against maddening rashes, a new study says.
Students at Hayesville Elementary School may have been exposed to chickenpox after a confirmed case was reported.
The CDC estimated that nearly 85% of U.S. adults received the initial COVID-19 vaccine series, but only 23% have gotten the most recent seasonal booster.
The Virginia Department of Health updated its immunization schedule based on CDC recommendations for both the MMRV vaccine ...
The religious exemption rate in Hawaii, meanwhile, increased slightly, from 5.3% for the 2023-2024 school year to 5.4% for ...
Updates were made to the COVID-19 and the combined measles, mumps, rubella and varicella (MMRV) vaccine recommendations.
South Carolina health officials say the decline in the number of school age children not getting vaccinations is leading to ...
The CDC recommendation for the second dose of the MMR and varicella vaccines has not changed. The second dose for each of ...
In rare cases, you can get shingles a second or even a third time. This is most common in people with a weakened immune system.
The vaccine advisory panel for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is planning to look into the timing of other childhood vaccine schedules, soon after it voted to delay the ...