Although chickenpox is often thought of as a childhood disease, adults are still susceptible and symptoms tend to be more severe. However, if you’ve had chickenpox as a child, you’re unlikely to get ...

The chicken pox vaccine has saved America hundreds of millions of dollars since its introduction in 1995 by preventing the kinds of severe cases that used to send children, teens and adults to the ...

Although chickenpox commonly occurs in childhood, adults can also get chickenpox. The chickenpox vaccine has helped reduce the number of people who get the virus each year, but chickenpox can still ...