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

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

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

Research shows that chickenpox in childhood results in an estimated £24 million in lost income and productivity every year in the UK and, alongside cutting this, the rollout is expected to save the ...

NHS England is adding chickenpox protection to the routine MMR vaccination programme for children, with GP surgeries starting ...

Youngsters are currently vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella through the MMR jab, now they will be offered ...

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

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

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

Health minister Mike Nesbitt has urged parents to get their children vaccinated against chickenpox as a free jab programme is ...

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

The chickenpox vaccine will now be included in the NHS's vaccination programme - meaning hundreds of thousands of young ...