The NHS is rolling out out a vaccine for young children that protects against chickenpox. From today, youngsters across the ...

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

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

The NHS explain s that the rash of spots on your child's body can take on a variety of colours (pink, red, or darker than the ...

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

A vaccine against chickenpox will be added to the routine NHS childhood vaccination programme - here's everything you need to ...

Peterborough youngsters are now being offered chicken pox vaccines. From the 5 January 2026 children are being offered the ...

Young children will be offered a free chicken pox jab on the NHS as part of their routine childhood vaccinations for the ...

The UK has added chickenpox to the routine childhood vaccination schedule for the first time, using a combined MMRV jab that ...

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

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

As vaccine sceptic attitudes continue to spread in political groups on both sides of the Atlantic, the UK government is now offering vaccination against chickenpox. As of 2 January general practices ...