Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 73641
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 estimate his Department has made of the potential savings to the public purse following the introduction of the chickenpox vaccine programme.
Answer
Ashley DaltonThe chickenpox vaccination programme is considered cost-effective and is expected to relieve pressures on health services that currently result from treating cases of chickenpox, saving the NHS an estimated £15 million a year in costs.The vaccination prog...
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