Measles infections after vaccination are rare, and there are no documented cases of healthy, fully vaccinated people dying ...

Measles is spread through contact with infected nasal or throat secretions, or by breathing in the virus after it's coughed, sneezed or sent into the air by an infected person, according to WHO. The ...

Without vaccination ... described the rash as a "flat, blotchy red rash." Measles can also impact someone's immunity long after the infection is gone in a process called "immune amnesia," which ...

A new study is part of a growing body of evidence that vaccination against shingles—and potentially other infections—can be ...

Many people aren’t benefiting from the shingles vaccine now. Not only can it prevent shingles — it also may protect the brain ...

State health officials said fewer than 30 of the cases identified by the state were considered "actively infectious." ...

The vaccine is ... said. After recovering from chickenpox, the virus remains dormant in the body and can cause shingles later in life. Shingles is a painful, itchy rash that can cause long-term ...

In Washington State, all children under age 19 can get vaccines for free," she ... contagious from about 4 days before the rash appears through 4 days after the rash appears.