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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

Chickenpox vaccine will be added to the NHS childhood immunisation programme, explaining why the rollout is happening now, ...

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

Childhood MMR vaccine - which protects against measles, mumps and rubella - will now become a combined MMRV to also build ...