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Health Secretary Wes Streeting reveals children are to be vaccinated against chickenpox for the first time in order to cut the need for hospital treatment.
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00:00Chicken pox not only cause irritation and distress for a child, it can also cause serious illness and in some cases even fatalities.
00:08So I encourage parents to take up this opportunity for their 12 to 18 month year olds.
00:13Better for children, better for parents who have to take a couple of weeks off work.
00:18And of course, it's part of our commitment to making sure that we've got the NHS delivering cutting edge treatment and care for all of our patients.

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