{"id":306239,"date":"2026-01-02T15:00:03","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T15:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/chickenpox-vaccine-rolled-out-for-children-on-the-nhs-for-the-first-time\/"},"modified":"2026-01-02T15:00:03","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T15:00:03","slug":"chickenpox-vaccine-rolled-out-for-children-on-the-nhs-for-the-first-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/chickenpox-vaccine-rolled-out-for-children-on-the-nhs-for-the-first-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Chickenpox vaccine rolled out for children on the NHS for the first time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/9JsMWkeqf2Q\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Chickenpox vaccine rolled out for children on the NHS for the first time\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9JsMWkeqf2Q\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The NHS is to offer all young children in the UK a vaccine to protect against chickenpox.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>The jab will be combined with the existing MMR jab, which is offered to all children at the age of 12 and 18 months.<\/p>\n<p>It will be available from today in England, Wales and Northern Ireland &#8211; while Scotland will roll out the jab later this month.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The NHS is to offer all young children in the UK a vaccine to protect against chickenpox. 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