To hunt down these bastards who exposed my son to chicken pox

Chicken pox can kill and leave children permanently disabled. Yes that’s obviously extremely rare but not worth the risk when there is a vaccine.

You know some people can't afford to run a car or go on holiday, right?

£150 and 2 vaccines for those banging on about getting it done. Also there is a vaccination schedule in everyone’s GP notes so if you get a vaccine outwith the NHS schedule it’s best to let GP know and it will be added to your notes. It’s easy for them to print it out if you need a copy for jobs, holidays etc

Vaccinate? Ffs. Get a grip people.

I think you are being a bit UR OP.
its very unusual to get to 11 and not had chicken pox surely? Just bad luck/good luck that he’d not caught it before. And either way, much better than getting it as an adult. He will be fine to go to school once the spots have scabbed over.

This is bad luck but I’m reiterating what others have said why didn’t he have the vaccination?

Me and DB had this in the 70s as young kids so there was probably no vaccination around then. I recall a measles, mumps rubella vaccine but I got measles anyway either before or after it. The one thing my DM either wanted or didn’t want DB to get was mumps.

Absolutely this. There's never a convenient time for it to happen and it's so much better for him to get it in childhood. I think it can cause infertility if he got it as an adult. So now he has immunity.
I'd be thanking them.
It's why people used to (possibly still do) have chicken pox parties for kids

That sucks OP.

Off topic but if anyone is interested, many pharmacies charge £120, i can suggest somewhere in S london if needed :)

The family was very inconsiderate exposing others to chickenpox.

Unfortunately you can't change the behaviour of other people as we all found during lockdown when people wouldn't stop socialising (yes you Boris etc)

Yes it's annoying but not a big deal in the scheme of things. It's bad timing but was bound to have happened sooner or later.
I certainly wouldn't be hunting down the parents...

Tough luck to those immunosuppressed adults, eh?

RTFT - the first dose of the vaccine put him in hospital.

It is not the best timing, but he was going to catch it sooner or later. Could be worse and he caught it during an exam time later.

You should have had him vaccinated if he got to 11 without getting it.

They recommend 6/7 as the age to vaccinate I think if you've not caught it. It's easily done, in boots or similar.

I'd have imagined most big kids would've had it. I would've kept mine away from babies/ old people/preschoolers but older than that is on you.

DS had it at 2 and gave it to newborn DD. She was too small to build the immunity so had it again at 2 herself. It's part of childhood.

Ah OP that's rotten luck. On the plus side, though, it's best to get chicken pox out of the way in childhood. Despite being vaccinated, I got it in my late 20s and have never felt so ill in my life. Apparently the symptoms tend to be worse when you're older. I was off work for 2 weeks and still barely had the strength to return.

Try to think of it as another baddy ticked off the list. It will be good for him in the long run!

Having caught chickenpox, he will now be at risk for developing shingles in the future, though it most commonly occurs in people 50 yrs old or older.

People aged 70 to 79 are eligible for the two-dose NHS shingles vaccine (Shingrix). Private Shingrix vaccinations are available through some pharmacies and require two doses. It costs in the region of £400 to £459 for the two doses.

Superdrug:

"The shingles vaccine is suitable for patients aged 50 years and over who have either had chickenpox or have received the chickenpox vaccine in the past.

If you have neither had chickenpox nor the vaccine, you are not at risk of developing shingles and the vaccine won’t be suitable for you. In this case, you could benefit from the chickenpox vaccine.

You will be unable to have the shingles vaccination if you have had one or more episodes of shingles in the last 12 months."

I'd be surprised if he caught it on holiday from the timings you've listed.
CP has an incubation period of 10-21 days, but 14-16 days is the most common.
Even at 10 days, it seems unlikely that your DS caught it from the boy on holiday.

Calm down, its just a week off school. Hunting down the family won't do anything in the long run. Whilst you do that, do you want to hunt down the person who brought Covid 19 in as well? Ridiculous threat title.

What are you talking about. Shingles is nasty but arises when someone who had chicken pox years ago is unwell with something else and the chicken pox virus comes out of it hiding place and causes a nasty painful rash and becomes a danger to pregnant women and immunocompromised

Post after post slating you for not having him vaccinated (you've explained why) instead of focussing on the shitty family that allowed their child with chicken pox that was still contagious, amongst other people. Some who could be vulnerable.
I feel for your lad OP because it's really shitty timing. Hope he feels better soon.

The OP is overreacting, but seriously - the chicken pox vaccine isn't given on the NHS (it might be now, but it's a very recent thing). The private vaccine is expensive.

It's not a serious illness for most kids. It's more of an inconvenience for parents because you have to take time off to look after them until they can go back to nursery/school.

You'd think since covid that people would be a bit more aware about infection control.

Chickenpox vaccine advice link: https://www.nhs.uk/vaccinations/chickenpox-vaccine/

Although it's a common childhood virus, it can still be very serious. My two year old was hospitalised with sepsis from an infected chicken pox. And she's a normal kid, not vulnerable particularly.

So no, I wouldn't purposely send out my kids to infect others.
Had I known about the vaccine sooner I'd have got it for both my kids!

OP it seriously pisses me off when other people are selfish pieces of shit and don't care about the consequences or infecting other people. I once went to a party where the birthday girl had been sick the night before and the mother only told us halfway through the party. Lo and behold the kids got sick, then I got sick. So about 2 weeks off work in total and a fucking awful time.
If it happened to them, they'd be fuming too. Totally avoidable.

And the advice for chicken pox is SO clear. Stay at home until they've scabbed! I hate inconsiderate people.

On the other hand, he's had it now, it is what it is, hope he feels better soon!

It’s £150 at Boots. That may be hardly anything to you, but perhaps don’t assume others are in that position.