Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 10391
Chickenpox: Vaccination
Tabled: 21 October 2024
Answered: 25 October 2024
Question
Susan Murray
Liberal Democrat — Mid Dunbartonshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation statement on a childhood varicella (chickenpox) vaccination programme, published on 14 November 2023, if he will make an assessment
Answer
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) recommended a universal varicella, also known as chickenpox, vaccination programme be introduced as part of the routine childhood schedule. This recommendation was based on an assessment of the es...
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