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1 week agoChickenpox vaccines for young children start across UK
All young children in the UK can now receive the combined MMRV vaccine on the NHS at 12 and 18 months, with catch-up to age six.
Getty Images Parents are being urged to get their children vaccinated against flu over half-term as the NHS warned of rising cases of the disease. There is an early flu season, health officials say, and the latest data for England showed cases and hospitalisations were increasing. NHS England said many school children will have already received the vaccine at school but there are still options for those who have not, including pop-up clinics.