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Originally Posted by DaffyKD
In the days when we had the chickenpox parties it was thought that only those who had never had chickenpox as a child would be susceptible to shingles when they were older. The parents thought they were preventing problems down the line only to learn later they were wrong.
DaffyKD
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Not only that, there was the worry regarding the severity and possible complications of adult chickenpox, and pregnant women who had not had chickenpox contracting it. It was a pay me now or pay me big time later scenario. But yeah, that was all BEFORE the vaccine became available.