This vaccine protects against chickenpox, a disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus.

If you have already had shingles can you still get the Zostavax vaccine?

Chickenpox vaccine or varicella zoster vaccine (VZV) is an injection that protects children from contracting chickenpox (varicella), one of the most common...

I'm 67 and had shingles four years ago. Am I immune to it now? If not, should I get the new shingles vaccine?

Your article on new immunizations for adults was helpful. I got my booster for tetanus, diphtheria, and whooping cough, but even though I'm 61, my doctor d...

A new vaccine for shingles (herpes zoster) may be available by next spring if approved by the FDA.

The shingles vaccine Zostavax has not turned out to be as popular as was expected, due in part to its high cost and questions about its effectiveness.