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

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

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

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

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 ...

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

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

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

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 ...

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