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 ...

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

The vaccine will be offered at the same time as the MMR jab, which protects against measles, mumps and rubella.

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

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

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

Children in the South West can now get what has been described as a "historic" free vaccination against chickenpox from the ...

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

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

The NHS has introduced routine chickenpox vaccination using the combined MMRV jab, protecting young children from varicella ...

The NHS says the jab will keep more kids in school, and their parents won't have to take time off work to look after them.

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