{"id":273501,"date":"2025-08-29T21:05:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T20:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/chickenpox-vaccine-to-be-offered-on-nhs-next-year-as-part-of-routine-mmr-jab-for-babies\/"},"modified":"2025-08-29T21:05:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T20:05:14","slug":"chickenpox-vaccine-to-be-offered-on-nhs-next-year-as-part-of-routine-mmr-jab-for-babies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/chickenpox-vaccine-to-be-offered-on-nhs-next-year-as-part-of-routine-mmr-jab-for-babies\/","title":{"rendered":"Chickenpox vaccine to be offered on NHS next year as part of routine MMR jab for babies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/WxnTEf-UYxc\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Chickenpox vaccine to be offered on NHS next year as part of routine MMR jab for babies\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WxnTEf-UYxc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A vaccine against chickenpox will be rolled out on the NHS in England for the first time next year.<\/p>\n<p>The varicella vaccination is currently only available through private treatment and costs around \u00a3150.<\/p>\n<p>But under new plans, the jab will be included in a new NHS childhood immunisation programme &#8211; joining the current range against measles, mumps, and rubella.<\/p>\n<p>Sky&#8217;s Mollie Malone reports.<\/p>\n<p>Read more: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/chickenpox-vaccine-to-be-offered-on-nhs-next-year-as-part-of-routine-mmr-jab-for-babies-13420248<\/p>\n<p>#skynews #uknews #nhs #vaccine <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/ <\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A vaccine against chickenpox will be rolled out on the NHS in England for the first time next year. 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