For the first time, children will be offered vaccination on the NHS against the common infection which, in rare cases, can be ...

GP practices will begin offering vaccination against chickenpox as part on an expanded NHS childhood vaccination programme ...

The NHS has introduced the MMRV vaccine, offering routine chickenpox protection to young children for the first time.

Chickenpox is a highly contagious disease caused by the varicella zoster virus (VZV). The virus is transmitted through direct ...

IT’S a common childhood illness that most people think they can easily spot… thanks to that tell-tale rash. But chickenpox ...

CHICKENPOX jabs will be offered to all children on the NHS for the first time from today. Vaccination against the varicella ...

The vaccination will be added to the MMR jab given to children to protect them against measles, mumps and rubella ...

A teenager who had to learn to walk again after contracting chickenpox aged two welcomes new free vaccinations.

NHS launches free chickenpox vaccine programme today, protecting 500,000 UK children annually through MMRV jab whilst saving ...

Hundreds of thousands of families with young children will be offered protection against chickenpox as part of their routine ...