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Varicella vaccine live vs Typhoid

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)
Data updated April 2026

Typhoid was dispensed 330.7× as often as Varicella vaccine live in April 2026 — 37,366 items versus 113 in England.

113items

Varicella vaccine live · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

37,366items

Typhoid · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Varicella vaccine live versus Typhoid: national items dispensed by month

▬ Varicella vaccine live   ·   ╌ Typhoid

0 30k 60k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 Typhoid 113 Jan 2021: 51 Feb 2021: 46 Mar 2021: 61 Apr 2021: 68 May 2021: 66 Jun 2021: 79 Jul 2021: 72 Aug 2021: 68 Sep 2021: 80 Oct 2021: 99 Nov 2021: 99 Dec 2021: 79 Jan 2022: 101 Feb 2022: 97 Mar 2022: 108 Apr 2022: 103 May 2022: 162 Jun 2022: 127 Jul 2022: 78 Aug 2022: 80 Sep 2022: 83 Oct 2022: 108 Nov 2022: 124 Dec 2022: 108 Jan 2023: 95 Feb 2023: 109 Mar 2023: 111 Apr 2023: 91 May 2023: 105 Jun 2023: 98 Jul 2023: 117 Aug 2023: 104 Sep 2023: 102 Oct 2023: 89 Nov 2023: 103 Dec 2023: 117 Jan 2024: 138 Feb 2024: 114 Mar 2024: 159 Apr 2024: 146 May 2024: 134 Jun 2024: 110 Jul 2024: 142 Aug 2024: 115 Sep 2024: 125 Oct 2024: 119 Nov 2024: 126 Dec 2024: 81 Jan 2025: 108 Feb 2025: 104 Mar 2025: 140 Apr 2025: 118 May 2025: 129 Jun 2025: 136 Jul 2025: 171 Aug 2025: 153 Sep 2025: 150 Oct 2025: 131 Nov 2025: 129 Dec 2025: 97 Jan 2026: 108 Feb 2026: 105 Mar 2026: 112 Apr 2026: 113

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

Varicella vaccine live versus Typhoid, April 2026
Measure Varicella vaccine live Typhoid
Items, April 2026 113 37,366
Items, last 12 months 1,534 577,614
Net ingredient cost, April 2026 £4,828 £417,077

See the full profile for Varicella vaccine live or Typhoid.