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Chicken pox but vaccinated

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Isthisit2 · 04/12/2023 20:10

I know you can still get chicken pox even if vaccinated but I’m just really looking for reassurance but I guess every case is different. One of my dcs was very sick with chickenpox before and is now quite scarred (I didn’t even know you could pay privately for vaccine then) so I vaccinated my other child after this.
This was 4 years ago and now I’ve noticed he has very distinctive spots on his torso , they don’t have the bubble appearance but are all separate and have like a white head type head and a few have popped up. I’ve had horrendous experiences of chicken pox with my other kids so now I’m really worried . I’m v worried as when I went online people have said that even though their kids were vaccinated they still had spots everywhere (so scarring again) or that it wasn’t mild . Both my other kids were sick for the guts of 3/4 weeks with it . I also have busy weeks at work , we have absolutely no support or childcare except us so it’ll be so stressful if so. I don’t get paid if I’m off with sick kids as im on a fixed term contract. And I’m just v worried for my son.

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CrispsandCheeseSandwich · 04/12/2023 21:09

I think it's extremely unlikely to have a severe case of chickenpox after vaccination. If you catch it at all (unusual) it's normally milder.

itsywincydog · 04/12/2023 21:11

Mine got 8 spots in total after being vaccinated. They didn't itch or scar and they were fine in themselves!

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