Introduce the Varicella Zoster (Chickenpox) into the UK Childhood Immunisations.

• Petition
• Statistics
• Map

Petition Action

Introduce the Varicella Zoster (Chickenpox) into the UK Childhood Immunisations.

Petition Details

Chickenpox is pretty much unheard of in the USA, Japan and Germany. A vaccination was approved in 1995 and has been used for 20 years. It was combined with the MMR vaccine creating an MMRV vaccine in 2005. The World Health Organisation includes it as one of children's vital immunisations.

Additional Information

Chickenpox complications include severe skin infections, scars, brain damage and death. There is no reason children should suffer these complications when there is a safe vaccine already available.
Studies have confirmed that the cost to the NHS would be offset by not having to deal with chickenpox complications, antibiotics prescribed, hospital, GP appointments aswell as time taken off work by parents caring for children infected with Chickenpox.

---

You can't sign this petition because it is now closed. But you can still comment on it here at Repetition.me!

Have your say on this petition!

comments powered by Disqus