India has recently witnessed the emergence of a new strain that causes chickenpox known as Clade 9. The Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Virology scientists have discovered the Clade 9 dominant version of the monkeypox-causing varicella-zoster virus during the country's study of chickenpox cases. Prevention Measures Vaccination: Getting vaccinated is the most reliable and safest method of protecting …
In the days before a vaccine for chicken pox became widely available, some parents would host “chicken pox parties” amidst an outbreak to try to ensure that their kids wouldn’t be left out of the wave of infections. McDeavitt said Omicron tends to be mild in children, “but sometimes it’s not.” Dr. Dean A. Blumberg, chief of pediatric infectious diseases …
