I asked a question about chickenpox and several people said "why have you not had your son vaccinated"? I didnt know there was such thing as a chickenpox vaccine!? Hes had all has jabs and immunisations, hes 3, and no doctor or nurse has ever mentioned a chickenpox vaccine. Do we have this in the UK? And why havent i heard of it??
2007-07-23 00:50:34 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Skin Conditions
The chickenpox vaccine is now licensed in the UK but it is not part of routine childhood vaccinations. The vaccine against the varicella virus (which causes chickenpox) is not currently recommended for standard use in children. In most cases it is a mild illness and around 89% of adults in the UK will develop immunity to the illness. If the chickenpox vaccine were to be added to the list of childhood vaccinations, it is feared that there would be a greater number of cases of shingles in adults, until the vaccination was given to the entire population. This is because adults who have had chickenpox as a child are less likely to have shingles in later life if they have been exposed occasionally to the chickenpox virus (for example by their children). This is because the exposure acts as a booster vaccine.
2007-07-23 00:55:50 · answer #1 · answered by Byjiar 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In most, if not all, states in the USA the chickenpox vaccine is required for school entrance at age five. Recently, a second shot (jab) has been recommended.
Although chicken pox is a relatively mild desease for most children, it can be very serious for a few, causing very high fevers, hundreds of lesions over the body, with the potential of secondary infection. Prior to widespread vaccine use, about 50 children died every year from chicken pox. The disease was often fatal for children with weakened immunity, such as those on cancer chemotherapy. Chicken pox is also worse when acquired as an adult.
2007-07-23 01:25:18 · answer #2 · answered by greydoc6 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no longer all college districts require the chickenpox vaccine. in case your newborn gets chickenpox and recovers from it then that counts in simple terms a similar---so in case you hear of somebody who has a newborn with chickenpox then why don't you intentionally disclose your youngster and get it over with? till now the vaccines in simple terms a pair hundred young ones a twelve months died from chickenpox so the possibility is extremely small. i'm no longer "critisizing your options" yet I do want to show out that your autism study curiously neglected the actuality that individuals who allege vaccines reason autism specify vaccines that incorporate MERCURY---something the fowl pox vaccine does not incorporate.
2016-09-30 12:19:53 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask your son's pediatrician since he may have already had the vaccine. They do tend to combine the vaccines when the shots are given. I'm sure that you can call the office and ask them about it.
I'm sure every thing will turn out just fine. God bless.
2007-07-23 00:56:32 · answer #4 · answered by Cindy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋