Chickenpox caused six deaths among children in just over a year and should be added to the list of diseases they are immunised against, doctors recommend today. The illness, caused by a virus which produces a nasty rash, is widely seen as an irritating but inevitable infection to be endured during childhood. But this ignores the fact that in some children it can have dangerous or even fatal effects.
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Doctors want to combine vaccine for chickenpox with the MMR jab - The Times 8th November 2007
Children need chickenpox jab, say doctors - The Telegraph 8th November 2007
Chickenpox vaccine 'will overload children' - The Telegraph 8th November 2007
Support for child chickenpox jabs - BBC Health News 8th November 2007
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