CHILDREN TO BE OFFERED CHICKENPOX VACCINE ON NHS
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✍️ The NHS in England and Wales will offer a free chickenpox vaccine to all young children from January next year, with two doses given at 12 and 18 months of age, combined with the MMR jab.
👉 All young children in England and Wales will be offered a free chickenpox vaccine from January next year 👉 The vaccine will be given as two doses, at 12 and 18 months of age, combined with the MMR jab 👉 The vaccine will protect children from the severe, although rare, complications of chickenpox 👉 The announcement comes as new data revealed that none of the main childhood vaccines in England reached the 95% uptake target in 2024/25
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