Chickenpox vaccines for children on NHS starts across UK

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Philippa Roxby and Smitha MundasadHealth reporters

Getty Images A young toddler looks up at a doctor who is holding a vaccine while rubbing a piece of cotton wool on his arm. The toddler is wearing a green and white striped T-shirt and is sitting on his father's knee, who is also wearing a green top.

All young children in the UK can now be offered protection against chickenpox for the first time on the NHS.

The vaccine will be combined with the existing MMR jab, given at 12 and 18…

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