Research shows that chickenpox in childhood results in an estimated £24 million in lost income and productivity every year in the UK and, alongside cutting this, the rollout is expected to save the ...

Efficient prophylactic vaccines could have an important public health impact. [12] Since 2006, two vaccines (Cervarix and Gardasil) have been licensed for girls aged 9 to 26, and through age 45 years ...

Girls and young women who initiate the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine series between ages 15 and 20 years and receive all three doses are adequately protected against cancers caused by HPV ...

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

CHICKENPOX jabs will be offered to all children on the NHS for the first time from today. Vaccination against the varicella ...

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

Catch-up vaccination clinics are being held in Wolverhampton for pupils who missed their free vaccine in school and for pupils educated at home. All children from reception to Year 11 are eligible for ...

New combined vaccine: The NHS has officially launched its first routine childhood vaccination program for chickenpox. The ...

Between September and December 2024, four countries in the EU/EEA (Finland, Germany, Poland, Spain) and the United Kingdom reported detections of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) ...

Parents across Dorset are being urged to prioritise vaccination catch-ups over the summer break. The UK Health Security Agency South West (UKHSA) has made the request as it foresees a potential surge ...

Following recent expansion of eligible groups, all children age two to their final year in secondary school (Year 11) can now have a free vaccine. Alison Patey, director of public health at Hull City ...