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Chickenpox Vaccine

The chickenpox vaccine is an immunisation that protects against varicella, the contagious illness caused by the varicella-zoster virus and characterised by an itchy, blistering rash, fever, and malaise. It is typically a live attenuated vaccine, containing a weakened form of the virus that stimulates the immune syst…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 7 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 25× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2577-137X 🗓 Reviewed June 2026

Overview

The chickenpox vaccine is an immunisation that protects against varicella, the contagious illness caused by the varicella-zoster virus and characterised by an itchy, blistering rash, fever, and malaise. It is typically a live attenuated vaccine, containing a weakened form of the virus that stimulates the immune system to develop protective immunity without producing the disease itself. By prompting the body to generate virus-specific antibodies and cellular responses, the vaccine prepares the immune system to recognise and neutralise the virus on subsequent exposure, thereby preventing infection or reducing its severity and limiting transmission. Vaccination against chickenpox also lowers the risk of the serious complications that the infection can cause, especially in vulnerable individuals. As a member of the herpesvirus family, the varicella-zoster virus can persist latently after primary infection and reactivate later in life as shingles, which links varicella immunisation to the broader prevention of zoster. Within the field of immunisation, the chickenpox vaccine exemplifies the use of attenuated live virus to induce durable, protective immunity as part of routine preventive programmes. By conferring immunity to a common childhood infection and reducing its acute and longer-term consequences, the chickenpox vaccine demonstrates how immunisation protects both individuals and communities against an otherwise widespread and occasionally severe disease.

Research published in this journal

7 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 7 articles above have been cited 25 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

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Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Immunization (ISSN 2577-137X).

Journal editorial board
Giuseppe Murdaca · Italy Harunor Rashid · Australia Ming Tan · United States

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