chicken-pox

A big unknown is whether people who got the chicken-pox vaccine as children will be susceptible to shingles in later years or protected from it—or even vulnerable to full-blown chicken pox if their immunity has weakened.

Painful Shingles Can Strike More Than Once Melinda Beck 2011

It uses the same raw materials as the chicken-pox vaccine for children, to which Merck gives first priority.

Painful Shingles Can Strike More Than Once Melinda Beck 2011

The chicken-pox vaccine is recommended for anyone of any age who has never had the disease.

Shot or Party? Avoiding Chicken Pox's Worst Laura Johannes 2011

One concern of parents is how long protection of the chicken-pox vaccine will last.

Shot or Party? Avoiding Chicken Pox's Worst Laura Johannes 2011

If you've never been exposed to the chicken-pox virus—either the natural way or by the vaccine—you can't get shingles, Dr. Gershon says.

Shot or Party? Avoiding Chicken Pox's Worst Laura Johannes 2011

For those people "it is usually a milder case," says Dr. Gershon, whose lab receives Merck funding to study the adverse effects of the chicken-pox vaccine.

Shot or Party? Avoiding Chicken Pox's Worst Laura Johannes 2011

Today a vaccine is rapidly making chicken-pox complications a thing of the past in the U.S., but it has met with resistance from skeptical American parents and experts overseas.

Shot or Party? Avoiding Chicken Pox's Worst Laura Johannes 2011

"Don't tell me I've got the chicken-pox or the measles," I protested.

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Adults who have already had chicken pox can get the shingles vaccine, which Merck says is 14 times more powerful than the chicken-pox vaccine and is intended to help boost a person's existing immunity.

Shot or Party? Avoiding Chicken Pox's Worst Laura Johannes 2011

The most common side effects of the chicken-pox vaccine include soreness or swelling in the arm where the shot is given and fever.

Shot or Party? Avoiding Chicken Pox's Worst Laura Johannes 2011