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There’s been a rise of shingles cases among adults aged 25–49. Why aren’t they eligible for a free vaccine?
Shingles can cause severe and long-lasting complications, yet vaccination rates in Canada remain low despite the availability of a highly effective vaccine.
The MMRV jab protects against chickenpox and its lifelong complications. Here’s what the new vaccination schedule means for your family.
Chickenpox parties are a thing of the past but the virus is still circulating. Most illness is mild but some people can become seriously ill.
If you’ve had chickenpox, the virus never fully leaves your body. Years later, it can reappear as shingles. Here’s what causes it — and what doesn’t.
A prominent Nature study and related research raise the possibility that vaccines may have a broader role in experimental therapeutics outside the realm of infectious diseases.
It has taken decades for our theory that Alzheimer’s is triggered by viral infections to be taken seriously.
A new study has found the shingles vaccine could delay the onset of dementia. This could have implications for our understanding of the disease.
In one country where the chickenpox vaccine is already routine, cases have fallen by 97% since it was first introduced.
Middle age means staying a step ahead on both the medical and financial fronts.
People with an active case of shingles have up to an 80% higher risk of stroke than those without. The increased risk is highest for patients under 40.
Bieber announced on Instagram that he has paralysis on one side of his face, caused by the varicella-zoster virus.
Chickenpox has largely disappeared from the public’s memory thanks to a highly effective vaccine. But the virus’s clever life cycle allows it to reappear in later adulthood in the form of shingles.
Here’s a list of the most common rashes and what you need to look for.
There’s an effective vaccine – but it’s not always the best option.
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Senior Lecturer in Biochemistry, School of Agriculture, Biomedicine and Environment, La Trobe University
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