Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Calamine lotion can be used to help relieve the itchiness of chickenpox spots [Getty Images] Young children in the UK are being ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chickenpox is usually mild but can lead to serious complications for some children (Getty Images) (Petko Ninov via Getty Images) A ...

Chickenpox will now be added to the NHS childhood routine vaccination programme in what has been described as a “historic milestone”. Health chiefs say the move will boost population health, cut ...

A vaccine which protects against chickenpox is to be rolled out across the NHS for the first time. Youngsters across the UK will now be offered the vaccine along with the MMR jab, which protects ...

Young children in the UK are being offered protection against chickenpox on the NHS for the first time. It is being added to the list of standard childhood vaccinations from the start of January, and ...