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 ...

Wales’ Chief Medical Officer, Professor Isabel Oliver, said: “Chickenpox is a very infectious disease. It is very common.

Children who catch chickenpox are typically advised to stay off school until all spots have formed a scab, which is usually ...

Families across Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire can now get their children protected against chicken pox. The NHS added the ...

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

Young children who have had either one or two doses of the MMR vaccine will still be eligible to have the new MMRV vaccine ...

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

Dutch doctors are reporting an unusually high number of chickenpox cases among children this winter, according to data from ...

Childhood MMR vaccine - which protects against measles, mumps and rubella - will now become a combined MMRV to also build ...

NHS chiefs say the roll-out of the vaccine, combined with the current MMR jab, could save the UK economy £39m a year in reduced treatment costs and sick days ...

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