16 h. ago Mum whose daughter, 3, died of chickenpox hits out at NHS vaccine rollout

Angie Bunce-Mason, from Devon, campaigned for the chickenpox vaccine to be added on the NHS after her child died. 'We were a happy little family and enjoyed dog walks, picnics and spending time together'

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31 h. ago Flu jabs rolled out for pregnant women and children in England ahead of winter

The NHS is urging people to get vaccinated as it rolled out free flu jabs for children and pregnant women on Monday

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3 d. ago Doctor explains all you need to know about chickenpox vaccine for children

A doctor has broken down everything parents need to know about a new vaccine for chickenpox that will be rolled out on the NHS in England from January 2026.

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3 d. ago This is when your child will be able to get the chickenpox vaccine and why it's now available on the NHS

The chickenpox vaccine will be available on the NHS for the first time 🐔

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3 d. ago Voices: My daughter had red spots on her face and they stopped us boarding our plane

Why? Because they realised she had chickenpox, writes Victoria Richards, which gave her a whole new perspective on the vaccination debate

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3 d. ago What is chickenpox, how can my child get vaccinated and why was it not offered sooner?

The chickenpox vaccine will join the list of standard childhood vaccinations next year

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3 d. ago Why is the NHS offering the chickenpox vaccine and is my child eligible?

The new vaccine programme will become routine for children in the future

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3 d. ago Chickenpox vaccine to be rolled out on NHS amid concern over falling MMR jab take

The jab will be offered as a combined immunisation that will eventually replace the MMR vaccine

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4 d. ago Health officials to offer thousands of children new chickenpox JAB

All children in England will be offered the chickenpox vaccine free of charge for the first time, in a bid to protect youngsters from severe complications later in life.

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4 d. ago Chickenpox jab to be offered on NHS amid warning kids starting school unprotected

Health chiefs have decided to add the vaccine against the varicella zoster virus to the existing combined measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) jab starting from January

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6 d. ago US Open live: Boulter falls down early break, Alcaraz leaves rival stunned, Djokovic admits to ‘concern’

There are five Brits in action as the first round continues, including Boulter as she faces Marta Kostyuk

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8 d. ago True cost of the UK’s obesity crisis revealed – and how weight

The UK has an obesity epidemic, with levels having doubled since the 1990s. Could increasing the rollout of weight-loss drugs ease the burden on the overstretched NHS? Alicja Hagopian and Rebecca Thomas report

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8 d. ago Britain facing ‘acute challenges’, Andrew Bailey tells economic summit

Bank of England chief tells Jackson Hole event of concern about weak growth and fall in worker numbersBritain faces an “acute challenge” from its weak underlying economic growth and a drop in the number of workers since the pandemic, according to the Bank of England governor, Andrew Bailey.A rise in the number of people defined as long-term sick and a big drop in young people in work – factors that he suggested might be intertwined – added to the squeeze created by an ageing population. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago The Guardian view on food and farming: climate chaos hits crops hard – and that should worry everyone | Editorial

Last year’s floods have been followed by heatwaves. Ministers must throw their weight behind resilient, adaptable agricultureBritish farmers are, of course, not the only people who are suffering from the effects of this summer’s heatwaves. Across Europe and the Middle East, record-breaking temperatures are threatening lives as well as livelihoods. France has experienced its largest wildfire since 1949, while across Europe an estimated 500,000 hectares of land have burned.But farmers are particularly vulnerable to extreme weather, which has a direct impact on crop yields. So reports of a second consecutive year in which food growers in parts of the UK are seeing dramatic falls in production should concern the British public. Access to food is frequently taken for granted in the world’s wealthiest nations. But increased food insecurity is among the dangerous effects of the climate crisis, as well as being worsened by Trump’s tariffs, and geopolitical instability including the war in U...

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2 w. ago Drug that slows onset of type 1 diabetes licensed for use in UK

The cost-effectiveness of the drug for NHS roll-out will now be assessed by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.

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3 w. ago NHS pharmacy rollout of Wegovy and Mounjaro can get patients 'beach body ready', Minister suggests

Peter Kyle said he wants the likes of Wegovy and Mounjaro to be 'widely used' and made 'available to everyone from every background'.

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3 w. ago EXCLUSIVE: NHS pharmacy rollout of Wegovy and Mounjaro can get patients 'beach body ready', Minister suggests

Peter Kyle said he wants the likes of Wegovy and Mounjaro to be 'widely used' and made 'available to everyone from every background'.

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4 w. ago Gonorrhoea at an all time high as NHS rolls out 'world first' treatment

Cases of gonorrhoea are at the highest levels since records began 🚨

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