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Chickenpox vaccine to be offered on NHS next year, as part of routine MMR jab for babies
The NHS plans to protect around 500,000 children yearly from chickenpox complications by offering a combined measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella vaccine free of charge.
- A chickenpox vaccine will be offered for free on the NHS starting January 2026, which will be part of a new combined MMRV vaccine, protecting about half a million children annually.
- The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation recommended this plan in November 2023 to prevent serious complications from chickenpox.
- Health Minister Stephen Kinnock emphasized that the vaccine empowers parents to protect their children while avoiding missed work days due to illness.
- Dr. Gayatri Amirthalingam stated that while chickenpox is commonly mild, it can be severe for some, making the vaccine a 'life saver.
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NHS to give free Chickenpox vaccine to children
Millions of children in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are to be offered free chickenpox vaccinations. The jab will be rolled out on the NHS from January with ministers hoping it will protect youngsters and others from rare but severe complications from the virus. The Chickenpox vaccine, also known as the varicella jab, will form part of a new combined MMRV – measles, mumps, rubella and varicella – vaccine. But could the addition make paren…
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