Vaccination Programme latest news
Latest resources and updates December 2025
East of England Training Resources
Training slides/certificates and recordings can all be accessed now using NHS Futures. You will need to sign up for an account and can then request access to the regional page.
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UKHSA webinar: upcoming changes to the routine childhood immunisation schedule (took place 3.12.25)
The webinar recording is now available on YouTube alongside the slides
Useful resources:
- The national guidance ‘MMRV programme: information for healthcare practitioners’ has now been published https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mmrv-programme-information-for-healthcare-practitioners.
- MMRV programme detailed in the UKHSA/NHSE letter: “The introduction of a routine varicella (MMRV) vaccination programme for children aged one year and 18 months, with catch-up to age 6 years in England” (31 October 2025)
- Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) statement on a childhood varicella (chickenpox) vaccination programme November 2023
- range of resources and guidance for healthcare practitioners, parents and carers will be published on Immunisation – GOV.UK webpage and Discover the public health resource library
- measles, mumps, rubella and varicella Green Book chapters, PGDs and existing resources will be updated
- further information about potential questions that may arise will be available in the “MMRV vaccination programme for children Information for healthcare practitioners” guidance on GOV.UK
Published 11.12.25
- MMRV and febrile convulsions
- Complete routine immunisation schedule
- Vaccination of individuals with uncertain or incomplete immunisation
Public health resources
https://find-public-health-resources.service.gov.uk/
The public-facing immunisation resources – including posters and leaflets – will be uploaded and able to order from this page.
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