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

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 ...

England’s NHS will roll out a free chickenpox vaccine for all children from January next year, in a move that could save families millions in lost workdays while protecting thousands of children from ...

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

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

NHS to administer combined immunisation in move in line with approach in US, Canada, Australia and Germany ...

Chickenpox is a common infection in children, which causes an itchy, spotty rash. It spreads easily, with symptoms usually ...

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 ...

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

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

A new vaccination programme launched in Wales on January 2 will offer the varicella vaccine to all children aged 12 to 18 ...