Info on the vaccine and who can get it here (HT @munkeatlooi.bsky.social) www.bmj.com/content/392/...
Is the chickenpox vaccine safe, and why is it now being offered to UK children?As vaccine sceptic attitudes continue to spread in political groups on both sides of the Atlantic, the UK government is now offering vaccination against chickenpox.
As of 2 January general practices ...www.bmj.comI still find it quite astounding that one of the old arguments against vaccinating children for chickenpox has been that their infections (potentially) help reduce shingles cases among adults. www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...
Why don't some countries vaccinate against chickenpox?For decades, it was thought that not vaccinating children against chickenpox would reduce the risk of adults developing shingles – but now this is being questioned.www.bbc.co.uk