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Chickenpox

December 2023

  • Devi Sridhar

    It’s not just bullets and bombs. I have never seen health organisations as worried as they are about disease in Gaza

    Devi Sridhar
    A quarter of its Gaza’s population could die within a year due to outbreaks caused by this unprecedented conflict, says Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh

November 2023

  • A vial of chickenpox vaccine

    Why is the UK proposing chickenpox vaccines and do we really need them?

  • Chickenpox is considered a mild illness but it can cause serious complications.

    Chickenpox vaccine should be given to children on NHS, experts say

June 2022

  • Justin Bieber announces on Instagram that his face is paralysed and that he has Ramsay Hunt syndrome.

    ‘Children ask why I’ve got a wonky face’: life with Justin Bieber’s Ramsay Hunt syndrome

    The singer’s dramatic video has shed light on a little-known and often misdiagnosed condition. Unless treated quickly, it can have life-changing consequences

May 2021

  • Children at a fancy dress party outside under a tree

    The chickenpox party is over as scientists call for UK vaccine rollout

    Deliberately sending children to catch the virus could become a thing of the past if jab is introduced

March 2019

  • Matt Bevin, the governor of Kentucky, deliberately exposed his children to chickenpox so they would become immune.

    Kentucky governor says he deliberately exposed his children to chickenpox

    Matt Bevin said parents worried about the disease should vaccinate their children, but it shouldn’t be government mandated

February 2019

  • Eva Wiseman

    The Eva Wiseman column
    An outbreak of chicken pox raises a tricky question

    Eva Wiseman
    The rights and wrongs of having children – they didn’t ask to be born! – is an ethical scab best left unpicked, says Eva Wiseman

May 2018

  • A puppy sitting on a bed next to a boy reading a book.

    The Nikesh Shukla column
    Dear Diary: this week chickenpox struck our house

    Nikesh Shukla
    From denial through depression to eventual acceptance, how to deal with the dreaded pox

August 2016

  • 'This Morning' TV show, London, UK - 02 Aug 2016<br>EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO MERCHANDISING Mandatory Credit: Photo by Ken McKay/ITV/REX/Shutterstock (5813895j) Sarah Allen and Jasper Allen 'This Morning' TV show, London, UK - 02 Aug 2016 It's traditionally seen as a childhood rite of passage, but 2 year old Jasper Allen was hospitalised for five days after suffering from the worst chickenpox doctors had ever seen. Jasper's sores had become particularly infected and his condition incredibly severe. Sarah Allen is calling on the government to make a chickenpox vaccination available to all children on the NHS. She joins us alongside Dr Chris Steele who has advice for any worried parents.

    Chickenpox vaccines should be more available, says 'worst case' toddler's mother – video

  • Jasper Allen

    'Worst case of chickenpox' sparks call for rethink on vaccination

May 2016

  • MRSA colonies on blood agar plate

    What we must do to avert antibiotic catastrophe

    Letters: In the fight against drug resistance, companies such as GlaxoSmithKline and Pfizer should not be let off the hook by focusing exclusively on the new and the innovative

June 2015

  • kid measles

    Children continue to die from vaccine-preventable diseases. We can stop that

    Amy Belisle
    An unprecedented outbreak of chicken pox and whooping cough in Maine likely stems from a breakdown of herd immunity

January 2015

  • A pregnant woman

    Guidelines on chickenpox and shingles for pregnant women updated

    Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists advises pregnant women who have not had chickenpox to avoid those with the virus

November 2007

  • Between a pox and a hard place

    Ann Robinson

    Ann Robinson: Introducing a chickenpox vaccine is not a bad idea - but given the furore over MMR, the Department of Health might want to wait a couple of years.

  • Q&A: chickenpox

    As scientists call for all children to be vaccinated against chickenpox, David Batty scratches beneath the surface of the disease

  • Chickenpox jab should be added to MMR, scientists say

    Scientists claim all children should be vaccinated against chickenpox while receiving their MMR jabs.

October 2007

  • Twitching and infections

    Dr Tom Smith on restless legs | chickenpox

September 2007

  • News in brief

    Poll shows faith in God lowest among teenagers | How man became the swift and fearless hunter | Dr Who to play Hamlet for RSC in Stratford | Belfast bus driver accused of racist snub to woman | Chickenpox vaccine may be added to MMR jab

August 2004

  • Me and my chickenpox

    The Fringe production of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest has opened after a delay caused by Christian Slater's virus.

November 2002

  • Travelling with kids

    I've had a frantic call from a friend. She's on holiday in Ireland, and one of her kids has caught chickenpox. He looks dreadful; although she's tempted to invest in serious foundation cream, there's no disguising his spots. How's she going to get him on the flight home?

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