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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
imageMost children today receive the chickenpox vaccine as a routine part of childhood immunizations. Solidcolours/E+ via Getty Images

In 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.”

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