Reports of people being diagnosed with shingles on the rise News Analysis Doctors and scientists are seeing an increase in the reactivation of the chickenpox virus, known as varicella-zoster virus (VZV), following the COVID-19 injections. The chickenpox virus is one of the eight herpes viruses known to infect humans. After a person contracts and recovers from chickenpox, the virus never leaves the body but lies dormant in … Continue reading Reactivation of Chickenpox Virus Following COVID-19 Injections on the Rise