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<p>Public Health England has not made an assessment of the impact of uptake of varicella
vaccination on the risk of stroke in children and young adults.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>
</p><p>The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation, which provides the Government
with expert advice on immunisation matters, has not recommended a universal varicella
(chickenpox) immunisation programme for children or young adults.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>
</p><p>Varicella immunisation is recommended to protect those people who are at most
risk of serious illness. This is done by immunising specific individuals who are in
regular or close contact with those at risk, including non-immune healthcare workers
and close household contacts of immunocompromised individuals, such as siblings of
a child with leukaemia or a child whose parent is undergoing chemotherapy.</p><p>
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