Chickenpox Outbreak Hits North Carolina School With High Vaccination Exemption Rate
A North Carolina school where a high concentration of families claim religious exemption from vaccines is facing the state’s worst chickenpox outbreak in more than 20 years.
The chickenpox outbreak has affected 36 students at Asheville Waldorf School, health officials with Buncombe County said. The outbreak ranks as North Carolina’s largest since a chickenpox vaccine became available more than 20 years ago, the Asheville Citizen Times reports.
The Asheville Waldorf School has one of the highest rates in the state of families who opt out of vaccines based on religious beliefs, according to data from North Caroli...
Source: TIME: Health - November 20, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Mahita Gajanan Tags: Uncategorized chickenpox North Carolina onetime vaccines Source Type: news
Vaccine-Exempt Kids Behind Chickenpox Outbreak
Thirty-six students at Asheville Waldorf School were diagnosed with the disease last Friday, BBC News reported. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - November 20, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Vaccine-Exempt Students Behind N.C. Chickenpox Outbreak
TUESDAY, Nov. 20, 2018 -- North Carolina ' s largest chickenpox outbreak in decades is centered in a primary school with a large number of vaccine-exempt students, according to health officials.
Thirty-six students at Asheville Waldorf School were... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - November 20, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
More chickenpox cases reported in anti-vaxxer community
Thirty-three students at Asheville Waldorf School, a private school in North Carolina, now have chickenpox in the biggest outbreak to hit the state since the vaccine was invented in 1995. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 20, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
North Carolina chickenpox outbreak blamed on vaccination exemptions
A chickenpox outbreak among students at Asheville Waldorf School in North Carolina has grown to 36 cases as of Monday, and exemptions from vaccination were a contributing factor, according to the Buncombe County Health Department, which has been monitoring the situation since the end of October. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - November 20, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Chickenpox outbreak blamed on vaccination exemptions
A chickenpox outbreak among students at Asheville Waldorf School in North Carolina has grown to 36 cases as of Monday, and exemptions from vaccination were a contributing factor, according to the Buncombe County Health Department, which has been monitoring the situation since the end of October. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - November 20, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Health Highlights: Nov. 20, 2018
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:
Vaccine-Exempt Students Behind N.C. Chickenpox Outbreak
North Carolina ' s largest chickenpox outbreak in decades is centered in a primary school... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - November 20, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Vaccine-Exempt Students Behind N.C. Chickenpox Outbreak
Title: Vaccine-Exempt Students Behind N.C. Chickenpox OutbreakCategory: Health NewsCreated: 11/20/2018 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 11/20/2018 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Kids Health General)
Source: MedicineNet Kids Health General - November 20, 2018 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Medical News Today: What are the risks and benefits of pox parties?
Chickenpox is a common childhood illness that results from a viral infection. Although a vaccine is available, some people prefer for their child to attend a chickenpox party to build up immunity to the virus in a natural way. Learn more here. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 19, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics / Children's Health Source Type: news
Health Tip: When to Get the Shingles Vaccine
-- Once you have had chickenpox, you are at risk for developing shingles, a painful skin rash and nerve disease that ' s caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox.
Shingles can strike at any age, but usually affects adults after age 50, the... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - November 19, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Medical News Today: Best treatments for chickenpox scar removal
Most people experience chickenpox at least once during their lifetime. Some people may develop scars from it, especially if they scratch the lesions. Learn about different methods of chickenpox scar removal here. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 12, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Dermatology Source Type: news
Panic over chickenpox outbreak in North Carolina private school
Asheville Waldorf School now has 28 cases of chickenpox, up from 13 last week. North Carolina's rate of unvaccinated children doubled between 2012 and 2016 due to easy exemption rules. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 7, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Colorado parents are holding 'chickenpox parties' to infect their kids
The group in Boulder, part of a growing anti-vaxxer movement, believe infecting their kids is safer than getting a varicella zoster vaccine, and they wrongly claim it's advice from the NHS and CDC. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 18, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Consumer Health: Shingles -- if you're over 50, get your vaccination
Shingles: Vaccination can lower your risk? Shingles is a viral infection caused by the varicella-zoster virus ? the same virus that causes chickenpox. After you've had chickenpox, the virus remains inactive in nerve tissue near your spinal cord and brain. Years later, the virus may reactivate as shingles, causing a painful skin rash along nerve [...] (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - September 28, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
