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

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

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

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

Parents have been urged to safeguard their young children by getting the updated MMRV vaccine, which now includes protection ...

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

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

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

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

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 ...

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