U.S. data underscore benefits of chickenpox vaccination Subject: Science and Tech Section: Health Context: The U.K. government announced that the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) had recommended a vaccine against chickenpox (varicella) should be added to routine childhood immunisation programme. JCVI’s recommendation comes nearly three decades after the U.S. introduced it in 1996, and a body of evidence emphasising the benefits of varicella  vaccination. About Varicella Zoster Virus: Varicella-zoster […]