I know two people in my own family that have had chicken pox as adults (horrible cases) and yet they got the vaccine as children. Doctors are giving parents a false assurance. I did not vaccinate my toddler and she got chicken pox last year. A mild case and now she is immune for life. A vaccine cannot promise that. Doctors can only hope they are as effective as they say. I've seen proof otherwise. In fact, in the State of Kansas right now, the Centers for Disease Control is studying over 700 CASES of people who were vaccinated for mumps but still contracted the disease.
2006-06-27 13:59:51 · 3 answers · asked by Veritas 7 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
Ok so you get the vaccine and lower your risk of contracting chicken pox....... maybe you will still get it and then be immune....
Or you will just not get the vaccine and almost for sure get chicken pox at some point...
Either way you may or may not get it...so who cares?
I dont recall my doctor ever telling me "YOU WILL FOR SURE NEVER GET CHICKEN POX EVER IF I GIVE YOU THIS SHOT"
maybe you need a new dr.
2006-06-27 14:05:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If my memory serves me correctly... as of 1994 the chicken pox vaccine had not yet been released. My son received it in 1996 and it had just come out then. So there is no way that the two adults in your family who got the chicken pox had a vaccine against it when they were younger. They may have had a vaccine of some sort, but it was not for the chicken pox. It may very well have been for the mumps that you reference. Also, having the chicken pox as a child, in no way makes you immune for life. I know 3 people personally who have had them as a child and as an adult.
2006-06-29 06:38:46 · answer #2 · answered by vannaspice 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because it usually does. Some people can get it twice, but the second time around is very slight. Chicken pox can be very dangerous for an adult who has never had them before, so it's good idea to get immunized against iit if youve never had them.
*NOTE: The vaccine is not as effective in gaurding against the chickenpox, than actually having the disease previously. If you have been vaccinated as a child, you still need to get a booster of the vaccine every 10 years or so.
2006-06-27 14:05:18 · answer #3 · answered by D J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Having chicken pox once does not necessarily mean you'll never get it again. A fair percentage (~10%) of adults get it again, but it is called shingles in adults. Also, the vaccine has only been available since 1995, so are you sure you know adults who have had it? (http://parentcenter.babycenter.com/refcap/preschooler/phealth/prash/66270.html?binky=MSNFAM:EDI:ART&refid=msnfam)
This following tidbit is from the NIH (National Institutes of Health) website:
A chickenpox vaccine is part of the routine immunization schedule. It is about 100% effective against moderate or severe illness, and 85-90% effective against mild chickenpox. Parents often express concern that the immunity from the vaccine might not last. The chickenpox vaccine, though, is the only routine vaccine that does not require a booster. However, a higher dose of the vaccine given later in life may reduce the incidence of herpes zoster (shingles). Reimmunization with the high dose is currently being considered by vaccination experts.
NIH: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001592.htm
2006-06-27 14:11:36 · answer #4 · answered by Mary S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋