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Outbreak in several African countries has sparked the spread of disinformation online about symptoms, transmission and ...

Ontario is proposing to further expand pharmacists' scope of practice by adding to the list of minor ailments they can assess, allowing them to administer more vaccines and order some lab tests.

These two reports address the effects of varicella-zoster vaccination and varicella vaccination. Richard Whitley, who chaired the data and safety monitoring board for the Shingles Prevention Study ...

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Primary infection causes varicella, after which, the virus becomes latent. The other common clinical manifestation of VZV infection is herpes zoster (shingles ... a benign, mild, self-limiting ...

RSV is a common virus that affects the respiratory system primarily amongst infants, young children and older adults. Though ...

Australians ages 18 to 64 who are classed as "moderate to high risk" will be able to get the shingles jab. ...