Dr. Barry Dworkin

  • Immunocompromised child’s exposure to chicken pox underscores importance of herd immunity

    Health Headlines Commentary for June 30, 2017 Source: Why this mom is blaming anti-vaxxers for her daughter’s hospitalization Reference: Please watch this John Oliver Last Week Tonight video from the past week about vaccinations. It addresses the comments at the end of the article.

  • Chicken pox vaccine a great success in Ottawa

    Health Headlines Commentary for January 5, 2016 Source: Ottawa Public Health sees drastic drop in chicken pox cases  

  • Chicken pox vaccine dramatically reduced hospital admissions and morbidity in Canada over past decade

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for September 20, 2013 [display_podcast] Source: Vaccinations credited as chicken pox cases in hospitals drop 74% in only 10 years Reference: The impact of the universal infant varicella immunization strategy on Canadian varicella-related hospitalization rates

  • Chicken pox vaccine protects infants through herd immunity

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for November, 30 2011 [display_podcast] Source: Chicken Pox Vaccine Protects Small Infants Too, Not Just Vaccinated Children Reference: “Varicella in Infants After Implementation of the US Varicella Vaccination Program” Sandra S. Chaves, MD, MSc, Adriana S. Lopez, MHS, Tureka L. Watson, MS, Rachel Civen, MD, Barbara Watson, MD, Laurene Mascola, MD,…

  • Chicken pox lollipops and parties do not make for healthier children

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for November 11, 2011 [display_podcast] Source: Doctor aghast as lollipops used to spread chickenpox Reference: Chickenpox: The disease, the vaccine and the parties

  • Two doses of chicken pox vaccine recommended

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for September 6, 2011 [display_podcast] Source: Doctors say two chicken pox vaccinations better than one Reference: Canadian Pediatric Society

  • Chickenpox Vaccine is Effective

    A recent article about parents holding chickenpox parties to intentionally infect their children perpetuates the popular misconception that chickenpox is a benign disease. One of the parents said: “It’s a natural way to deal with the problem, instead of introducing more chemicals into kids.” She was concerned about whether it provided lifelong immunity and erroneously…