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

A vaccine against chickenpox will be added to the routine NHS childhood vaccination programme - here's everything you need to know about the jab, including who can get it ...

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

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

Young children who have had either one or two doses of the MMR vaccine will still be eligible to have the new MMRV vaccine which includes protection against chickenpox, NHS doctors say ...

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

Parents must also avoid giving any child under the age of 16 any medicines containing aspirin while they have chickenpox, ...

Children in the South West can now get what has been described as a "historic" free vaccination against chickenpox from the NHS, health bosses say. The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation, ...

Children across the county will be offered a routine chickenpox vaccination as part of a combined MMRV vaccine.

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 ...

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

Chickenpox is a common infection in children, which causes an itchy, spotty rash. It spreads easily, with symptoms usually mild and resolving in one to two weeks. However, it can lead to serious ...