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

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

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

The chickenpox vaccine will now be incorporated into the NHS's immunisation programme, providing protection against the infection for hundreds of thousands of young children. From today, young ...

NHS England is adding chickenpox protection to the routine MMR vaccination programme for children, with GP surgeries starting ...

The chickenpox vaccine will be given on the NHS for the first time, with youngsters across the UK eligible. Children will be ...