Young children will now be offered protection against chickenpox as part of their routine vaccinations via the NHS. It will be music to many parents’ ears, as chickenpox can trigger unpleasant ...

Young children will be offered a free chicken pox jab on the NHS as part of their routine childhood vaccinations for the first time. It will be offered alongside the MMR jab, which protects against ...

A teenager who had to learn how to walk again after contracting chickenpox when she was two has welcomed new free vaccinations against the illness. Children in Northern Ireland are being offered the ...

Myth: Chickenpox is always a mild disease. Fact: One of the most dangerous myths is that chickenpox is always a mild ...