Dubai: Chickenpox is a viral illness that presents with fever, itchy rash, and weakness. While it often appears as a mild illness in children, it can become severe in adults, infants, and those with ...

On Sept. 18, the vaccine advisory committee for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted to change its recommendation on the combined vaccine for chickenpox and measles, mumps and rubella, ...

The members voted against the combination shot for measles, mumps, rubella and chickenpox. Guidelines on vaccines given separately to prevent those infections remain unchanged. By Apoorva Mandavilli ...