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Instead, varicella, commonly known as chickenpox, is recommended as a standalone shot.
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Reuters, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
Harder to get combo MMRV vaccine Separately, the CDC advisory committee also voted that the combined measles, mumps, rubella and varicella (MMRV) vaccine would no longer be recommended before age 4.
—Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
Young children can gain the same protection by getting separate shots for MMR and varicella, and most of them – some 85% – already do, according to CDC data shared and discussed at the advisory committee's September meeting.
—Pien Huang, NPR, 6 Oct. 2025
The panel also declined to recommend the MMRV vaccine — a combination measles, mumps, rubella, and chicken pox (varicella) shot — for children 12 months through 3 years.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 23 Sep. 2025
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Reuters, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
Harder to get combo MMRV vaccine Separately, the CDC advisory committee also voted that the combined measles, mumps, rubella and varicella (MMRV) vaccine would no longer be recommended before age 4.
—Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
Young children can gain the same protection by getting separate shots for MMR and varicella, and most of them – some 85% – already do, according to CDC data shared and discussed at the advisory committee's September meeting.
—Pien Huang, NPR, 6 Oct. 2025
The panel also declined to recommend the MMRV vaccine — a combination measles, mumps, rubella, and chicken pox (varicella) shot — for children 12 months through 3 years.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 23 Sep. 2025
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“Varicella.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/varicella. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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varicella
noun
var·i·cel·la
ˌvar-ə-ˈsel-ə 
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