To think Nursery should have tried to contain chickenpox better?!

[Pengyquin]

No notice up in nursery that it was even doing the rounds. Found out on social media.

One member of staffs little girl was affected badly, and said member of staff came back to work 3 days later into a different room (my son's) Children from initial 'outbreak' room were taken to a new room (my son's) to save on staffing costs (I presume) at the end of one of the days.

Nursery have pretty much shrugged and seemingly are of the attitude, it's just chickenpox.

Well, it isn't 'just' chickenpox if you're pregnant and not immune or if you (or someone in your family) has a compromised immune system. Plus, a family friend of ours, her little girl died (aged 4) of chickenpox, so it's a matter close to the heart.

Just been informed that it is now in my son's room.

Or should I just accept it's one of those things and highly likely that we will get it.

I just think they should have tried to contain it in the one room. Not mix kids from room to room. The worker is probably irrelevent - I don't think you can pass on cp just because you've been caring for someone who has it?

I'm probably just really annoyed because we have a holiday booked next week that I can see being cancelled now!

Can anyone qualified confirm about the idea of the vaccine wearing off, please? My son had the vaccine aged almost 4 and had a second shot a few weeks later.

I found this but it is a complex subject and I am not sure of more details.

www.webmd.com/children/vaccines/news/20070314/chickenpox-vaccine-may-wear-off

I am not qualified, but when ds was vaccinated, our paed said that studies so far had shown that the vaccine had lasted up until the age of 20 in Japan (ie the vaccination programme started 20 years ago, and people were still immune) in the US, I think the vaccination programme started 13 years ago - so it is still under review. He advised us to get ds's immunity checked at 12.

My doctor told me pretty much the same as hazeyjane. Also we got two shots as he said that was more effective.

I was going to come on say say get a grip, how can they contain chicken pox, but what you said in opening post doesn't sound right.

They should at the very least have informed parents straight away.

And as you said, it's not always a simple childhood disease many make it out to be. Dd1 had it very bad when she was about 3. Had to be taken to out of hours doctor, pumped full of antibiotics, very ill. Was awful, and yes, children have died from complications. Dd2 on the other hand got it very very mild.

Dtds nursery had a sign up but what affect does a sign have? Dtds were then a bit off colour and snotty so it crossed my mind it could be cp. Should I have kept them home? I sent them in and it turned out they had mild virus's.
I may have miss read, but you are not pg so don't get offended on other's behalf. Dd is 7 and still not had cp. I'm genuinely worried and wish she'd had it younger. Despite being around it she never caught it.

Haven't read whole thread but I have family in the us who have the vaccine. I discovered we don't have it here as it is thought to increase risk of shingles and the severity of shingles increases.

Hi there,

I work in a nursery and it isnt easy to stop chickenpox going round as once its in the air its in the air but we put up clear signs and inform the parents/carers we know it could affect.

"There is also the chance she is immune already. It has been known for a person to get literally get 2 spots and never really know they had it (assume it was a cold and a couple of insect bites). Their blood test shows immunity even though they are certain they never had it."

Yup, that was me. Never knowingly had CP, suspected I was immune after being exposed repeatedly without getting it, had a varicella test when I was pregnant with DS1 and I have full immunity.

"I discovered we don't have it here as it is thought to increase risk of shingles and the severity of shingles increases."

It's not thought to increase the risk of shingles in people who've had the vaccine (in whom it reduces the chance of getting shingles, AFAIK), the possible risk is to people who've already had chicken pox. I think (though may have been disproved as per an article posted above) being repeatedly exposed to chicken pox if you've already had it can help prevent you getting shingles - acts as a booster. If no kids around you have chicken pox because they're all vaccinated, you don't get the booster.

Thanks Hazyjane.