is dere any vaccine for chicken pox...is it effective or does it have side effects...???
2007-03-21 02:02:34 · 7 answers · asked by blue 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
Yes, the vaccine is called Varivax.
It is quite effective at preventing chicken pox, and there are really no side effects except pain at the injection site.
In some cases(like my son), you may get a very small outbreak of chicken pox from the injection, but it is really mild, a few pox here and there.
Good Luck and I hope this helps.
2007-03-21 02:16:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes .. If you do get them with the vaccine it is ok to get them and let your body build up a natural immunity to them.You don't really need to get the vaccine, just be exposed to them early to, again, let your body build up immunity to them. Some parents even bring their children around it to give it to them young... because it is better to have it when you are young. I had it when I was pretty young thanks to my mom making sure I got it young, been around it MANY times since and have not gotten it again!
From what I have been told it also depends on how bad you had it... if you had it pretty bad your chances of ever getting it again are really low, if they were not that bad then you can get them again.
One vaccine side effect could be getting the chicken pox... as that is how it is for most vaccines because they are made up of the illness that you are trying to prevent... this allows your immune system to be intriduced to the illness giving it a chance to build up anti-bodies to it. but this can cause you to get the illness... IE the flu shot can give you the flu.
Also if you get the chicken pox after getting the vaccine it will not be as bad. It can also prevent Shingels in adults. From what I have seen there can be other WORSE side effects from it. I would just not get it and let nature take it's course... plenty of meds to help you through it!
2007-03-21 09:22:37 · answer #2 · answered by ♥ PrincessLeia ♥ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
varivax or varilrix are the leading brands . whole sale price is about rs.1000.effective if given before exposure or within 72 hrs of getting in contact with affected person. side effects r minimal. no need of vaccine if already had chicken pox ever. 2 shots at six weeks interval required if age is 13+
2007-03-22 07:59:25 · answer #3 · answered by koki 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There has been a vaccine for chicken pox for a while now. However, apparently they are now discovering that the vaccine may not be as long lasting as originally thought.
2007-03-21 09:11:36 · answer #4 · answered by Sunidaze 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is a vaccine. It appears to be safe but all of my research shows that they still don't know if you need a booster or not during adolescence. Plus, every single kid, I'm not kidding, that I know who got it, still got a mild case of Chicken Pox and the mother's were not happy. I opted not to get it because despite all of the drug companies horror stories about how many kids end up in the hospital or die from it, most kids who have severe complications from actual Chicken Pox have other conditions that make them suseptible to any autoimmune disorder. (PS - I had complete support from my pediatrician in not getting it for my daughter as he feels we are being bombared by vaccines from pharm companies and kids are just too little to keep getting injected with things until they are tried and proven - plus all of the other chemical additives/preservatives in the vaccine solutions). Listen closely to the new HPV vaccine ad -they tout it as preventing cervical cancer but then say it may only prevent one strain of HPV that causes cervical caner.
2007-03-21 09:11:56 · answer #5 · answered by Cash 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes....
check out: http://health.indiamart.com/kidshealth/vaccine/chickenpox-vaccine.html
2007-03-21 13:12:01 · answer #6 · answered by raindrops 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
there is in the usa
2007-03-21 09:11:14 · answer #7 · answered by dumplingmuffin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋