Why is the NHS offering the chickenpox vaccine and is my child eligible?
The government confirmed that a chickenpox vaccine will soon be released in NHS in the UK.
Jab, which is available since January, is currently around £ 150 when purchased. Now it will be free and will form part of a new combined vaccination in the Childhood vaccination program.
Chicisepox is one of the most common childhood diseases. The main descriptive symptom is an itchy, spotted rash on the body. Before that, it may come before the high temperature, loss of appetite and feeling good.
The disease will usually become better without treatment, but some children can develop serious complications such as bacterial infections.
The Suicickpox vaccine, also known as Subicella Jab, will form part of a new combined MMRV (measles, mumps, rabies and chickenpox) vaccine.
It will be presented in GP applications as of January 2026 and is expected to offer protection to approximately 500,000 children each year.
At the end of the MMRV, it will replace the MMR, which was presented to infants in 12 months and 18 months.
Since 2015, the Routine Childhood Vaccine program has been added to another disease for the first time.
How to get a new Suefox vaccine
The new MMRV will work in a similar way, as it will become a new standard procedure that takes over from MMR.
Currently, parents are invited by GPs to bring their children to a Jab and this process will be the same when it is inserted into the process.
This will become a standard procedure for all children born after January 1, 2026.
Currently, the conformity criteria for children under 12 months are still evaluated, but GPs will contact with parents in a timely manner to inform which vaccine program will be invited to undertake.
In the UK Health Safety Agency, Deputy Vaccine Manager Dr Gayatri Amirhalingam said: “Most parents probably think that suicespox is a common and mild disease, but for some babies, young children and even adults, the chickenpox can be very serious, the hospital entry and tragically, rarely fatal.
“We will bring a vaccine to the NHS Routine Childhood vaccination program from next January to protect chickenpox – a perfect news for most bad illnesses and severe symptoms.
“We now have a wide experience from several countries that show that the vaccine has a good safety record and is highly effective.
