A few months ago, you wrote about the benefits of the shingles vaccine. At 63, I’m one of the 1% who has never had, nor been ...

A few months ago, you wrote about the benefits of the shingles vaccine. At 63, I’m one of the 1% who has never had, nor been exposed to, chicken pox. I was tested in 2022 for varicella-zoster virus ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: A few months ago, you wrote about the benefits of the shingles vaccine. At 63, I’m one of the 1% who has ...

And the risk of this happening increases with age (especially after 50 years), a compromised immune system (e.g. in HIV and ...

The ministry has affirmed that vaccines administered in the country are safe. It said that 18 of the cases investigated were ...

The October 2024 polio vaccination campaign resulted in the death of two children, the Ministry of Health has said. Director ...

and herpes zoster." However, Amoth clarified that despite reactions in all 23 cases, only four were directly related to the ...

The Health Director General, Dr. Patrick Amoth, has confirmed the tragic deaths of two children following adverse reactions ...

Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Houston promised on Tuesday that his government would introduce free shingles vaccines ...

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

The vaccine protects against a condition called herpes zoster, more commonly known as shingles. The infection causes a ...