The NHS is to offer all young children in the UK a vaccine to protect against chickenpox.
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The jab will be combined with the existing MMR jab, which is offered to all children at the age of 12 and 18 months.
It will be available from today in England, Wales and Northern Ireland - while Scotland will roll out the jab later this month.
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