Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 62067
Chickenpox: Vaccination
Tabled: 23 June 2025
Answered: 1 July 2025
Question
Rachel Gilmour
Liberal Democrat — Tiverton and Minehead
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to make the NHS chickenpox vaccination available to all children.
Answer
Ashley DaltonThe Government is considering the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation’s recommendation, published in November 2023, to introduce a varicella, also known as chickenpox, programme into the immunisation schedule for children.It is important that ...
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