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My friend's little brother had chicken pox when I was in the third grade. My parents sent me over to "catch" them, and I spent my birthday and part of spring break with them. However I was eight or so, and was highly distracted and entertained with all my birthday presents.
Just a word of advice here. If you're young, before you go off your parents' insurance, or if you have insurance, check and see when your last immunizations were when you have your next physical. Once we stop seeing pediatricians regularly we adults kind of forget to keep our immunizations up to date. I smacked my finger last fall at a Habitat build, had a wound that wouldn't heal, and realized I was not current with tetanus and diptheria.
When I moved to Alaska I had to have all my immunizations current (with the higher Native population a measles or tuberculosis outbreak is serious stuff, and they do not play!) or I wouldn't be allowed to take classes or live on campus. My doctor did a blood titer to check my immunity, and I was lacking measles protection. Often more than one vaccine can be given at the same time in one shot, I got bacterial meningitis and measles given to me at the same time. Many of these are covered by health insurance, and the really important ones (DPT, MMR) are not too expensive out of pocket. Not more than going to a movie and getting snacks.
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