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Originally Posted by nikki1920
Someone said earlier something about the varicella vaccine? I debated on getting that for my child, since I had a BAD case of it when I was younger, but apparently the strain has changed and children were developing serious complications from it. She ended up getting the vaccine.
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That was me. From what I've read (and garnered from talking to other parents), the Varicella vax "wears off" so to speak after about 10 years, so the child either has to get a booster (not an impossibility, just aggravating) or worry about catching chicken pox as a teen/adult where the symptoms and complications associated with the disease can be more severe.
But, by catching chicken pox naturally at a young age where the symptoms and complications are less severe, the body is more or less immune for the rest of their life.
Again, that's my understanding.
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