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

The NHS explain s that the rash of spots on your child's body can take on a variety of colours (pink, red, or darker than the ...

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

IT’S a common childhood illness that most people think they can easily spot… thanks to that tell-tale rash. But chickenpox ...

Everyday illness is a normal part of childhood and it’s absolutely natural for your little one to pick up some kind of stomach bug or virus; this also includes chickenpox. Medically known as varicella ...

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

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

The NHS has introduced the MMRV vaccine, offering routine chickenpox protection to young children for the first time.

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

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