Posted by
unicron
20 yrs ago
Hi all,
My Doctor suggested having 4 year old immunised for chickenpox, but does it work, heard mixed views on this.
In UK the kids don't get a chance to be vaccinated against Chickenpox, they just suffer the spots!
Any opinions? Thanks!
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My 17 month old just had it, no ill effects that we could see, who knows if it works.
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Kimmi
20 yrs ago
I had my 3 year old vaccinated when she was 2, the vaccine has worked so far but I know there's always a very small chance you can still catch it even if you have had the vaccine or actually had the virus itself. I chose to have my child vaccinated because I caught Chicken Pox when I was 20 and it was so so horrible as my body was completely covered in the spots.
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My 2 years old boy is vaccinated. Even if it doesn't cover for the whole life, if you get it later it'll be a very light chicken pox.
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Thank you all for your comments and advice, will get him vaccinated anyway,I had it as a teenager and yeah it is a nasty thing.
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Works in 80%, the other 20% may get chickenpox but much milder. It is part of the routine childhood vaccinations in USA, Japan, Australia.
Good resource for information
http://www.cdc.gov/niP/vaccine/varicella/default.htm
Matilda Health Centre - 2849 1500
Matilda International Hospital
Hong Kong
http://www.matilda.org
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ritad
20 yrs ago
but i heard they are not supposed to get it under 1 years old...i am going to get my kids to get vacinnated too
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