Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 73640
Chickenpox: Vaccination
Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 8 September 2025
Question
Mr Andrew Snowden
Conservative — Fylde
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the readiness of NHS services in (a) Fylde and (b) Lancashire to deliver the chickenpox vaccine from January 2026.
Answer
Ashley DaltonOn 29 August, the Government announced plans to introduce chickenpox vaccination into the routine childhood immunisation schedule from 1 January 2026, using the MMRV vaccine which protects against measles, mumps, rubella and chickenpox (varicella).The MMR...
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