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To think it's bonkers to not vaccinate against chicken pox

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Springadorable · 14/02/2025 18:05

Especially if you have multiple kids who haven't had it who would probably get it back to back meaning potentially 2-3 weeks off work for parents while waiting for them to scab over.

Genuinely curious as to why people don't vaccinate. It is more expensive to have the time off work than to vaccinate and it's a nasty uncomfortable avoidable illness for kids and a standard vaccine for a lot of the rest of the world. So if you haven't, why not?

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Heartbreaktuna · 14/02/2025 18:17

I agree and had our son vaccinated. Chickenpox can be very serious and even life-threatening. Every other country vaccinates for it!

AmbridgeGirl · 14/02/2025 18:10

Probably not the answer you are looking for, but I didn't know there was a vaccine available until after my children had already had it.

Sprookjesbos · 14/02/2025 18:08

Mine had it because they were born in Australia where everyone has it as part of the routine infant vaccinations.

I've since heard that there is some question over whether the immunity from the vaccine lasts as long as immunity from the virus itself, and that's why it may be better to catch the pox. I haven't looked into it properly because we'd already vaccinated at that point.

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