Chicken pox (varicella) is the disease people get when they are exposed to the varicella-zoster virus for the first time.

In 2021, a vaccine called Shingrix was introduced on the NHS, replacing a previous jab for shingles called Zostavax. And now, a major study has shown Shingrix is linked to a 'significantly' lower ...

Varicella-zoster virus causes chickenpox and is a member of the herpes virus group. It is extremely contagious and causes a ...

even if they had the old one-dose vaccine (Zostavax) or had shingles in the past. The downsides of the vaccine (i.e., a sore ...

The remarkable thing about the study in Wales was that they were using the original Zostavax vaccine, which loses efficacy after several years. And they gave it to people around age 80 ...

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommends a single dose of zoster vaccine for immunocompetent adults 60 years of age and older, based on the results of this study ...

Zero shingles cases after 18.8 months follow-up in 619 patients receiving any dose of amezosvatein, a development-stage adjuvanted subunit ...

Healthcare providers recommend the shingles vaccine Shingrix (recombinant zoster vaccine) for people over 50. It's given in two doses, 2-6 months apart, and is 80-90% effective at preventing shingles.