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An expert scientific committee advising the British government recommended for the first time Tuesday that children should be immunized with the chickenpox vaccine — decades after the shots were made widely available in other countries, including the U.S., Canada and Australia

Youngsters should be offered two doses when they are aged 12 months and 18 months, scientists have said.

Researchers will also seek ways to speed up manufacture of jabs so vaccines could be rolled out more quickly in the event of a future outbreak.

The UK Health and Security Agency has launched a major research facility to develop vaccines against potentially deadly pathogens.