The chickenpox virus has a fascinating evolutionary history that continues to affect peoples' health today
- Written by Patricia L. Foster, Professor Emerita of Biology, Indiana University
Most children today receive the chickenpox vaccine as a routine part of childhood immunizations. Solidcolours/E+ via Getty ImagesIn July 2021, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention presentation obtained by the press noted that the delta variant of COVID-19 “is as transmissible as chickenpox.”
As some researchers have pointed...