Children to be offered chickenpox vaccine on NHS

[verreauxi]

If you are older (50+) and haven't had the shingles vaccine, you should get it. Shingrix is particularly effective.

 

[Hinchcliffe's Corner]

This will alert the 5g antivax conspiracy nutters.

 

[Goat]

 

[Efcjake]

Mate of mine in his 30s came down with Shingles after never having been exposed and that can be quite nasty.

 

[jaycee]

2 CBD oil drops in each eye, 4 gummies up your ring piece, don't trust big pharma

 

[varnish]

I picked up chicken pox from my kids in my early 40s. It was horrific, spots EVERYWHERE (even in places where sun normally doesn’t reach)

If you haven’t had it, I cant recommend getting the vaccine enough.

EVERYWHERE.

 

[LinekersLegs]

If you are older (50+) and haven't had the shingles vaccine, you should get it. Shingrix is particularly effective.

Fully support this, shingles is truly awful and my great aunt had long term misery from it.

However I would recommend you don’t have much planned for the 48 hours after being vaccinated. Myself and most people I know who had the vaccine were wiped out temporarily, it seemed to vary as to whether it was first or second dose that caused the side effects.

Obviously it is still far, far less than shingles itself but still worth planning a quiet weekend to recover. Good excuse to sit on the couch and watch football

 

[LinekersLegs]

I picked up chicken pox from my kids in my early 40s. It was horrific, spots EVERYWHERE (even in places where sun normally doesn’t reach)

If you haven’t had it, I cant recommend getting the vaccine enough.

EVERYWHERE.

I had chickenpox in my late 20s, same thing, absolutely miserable experience that wouldn’t wish on anyone.

 

[BrisbaneToffee]

I picked up chicken pox from my kids in my early 40s. It was horrific, spots EVERYWHERE (even in places where sun normally doesn’t reach)

If you haven’t had it, I cant recommend getting the vaccine enough.

EVERYWHERE.

Had this myself aged 46. Went to the doctors; first thing he did was ring all the other doctors, saying "come and check this out". I went from being a sick person to a medical exhibit. Worst two weeks of my life.

 

[Groucho]

Great news that people don't have to go private anymore for this.

Children offered chickenpox vaccine on NHS

All young children in England and Wales will be offered a free chickenpox vaccine by the NHS from January 2026.

www.bbc.co.uk

Excellent

 

[Tipp blue]

My 2 lads had chicken pox, week off school they were delighted.. Nothing wrong with building up some natural immunity to things that are mostly not very serious.

 

[Groucho]

If you are older (50+) and haven't had the shingles vaccine, you should get it. Shingrix is particularly effective.

I’m under 50 but have had shingles, leaving me with occasionally severe post-herpetic neuralgia.

I keep meaning to just pay for it.

 

[Groucho]

I’m under 50 but have had shingles, leaving me with occasionally severe post-herpetic neuralgia.

I keep meaning to just pay for it.

I’ve just looked up the price and I’ll be waiting the seven years.

 

[verreauxi]

I’ve just looked up the price and I’ll be waiting the seven years.

So sorry to hear about your lasting effects of shingles...I've have friends who have experienced similar. Does the NHS not cover the cost of this vaccine until you are a certain age? What is the age? I just checked the prices here in the USA and the cost is free if you have health insurance and about $550 for the two-dose if you pay out of pocket. How much is the price you just looked up in the UK, out of curiosity?