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Chicken Pox Jab?

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Pleasenomorecheese · 12/03/2023 22:22

I’m weighing up if I should get this for my 4 year old DD. Done a lot of reading about it-but don’t personally know anyone who’s had it. Any experience?

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MyFaceIsAnAONB · 09/04/2023 18:59

My 7&5 year old were done a few years ago and I’m getting 1 year old done when I can (just had her 1 year jabs so think you need to leave it 8 weeks from then?)

I know soooo many friends who have had 4-6 weeks of disruption with miserable kids off school/nursery with chicken pox. One sibling after another. Plus it’s a miserable illness which is avoidable. It’s a standard vax in other countries.

cptartapp · 09/04/2023 19:15

24HoursFromTulseHill · 09/04/2023 03:22

My DS is due his 1 year vaccinations next week and I'll book him in for his chickenpox vaccine at the chemist after that - I think they have to wait 4 weeks after the MMR vaccine before having the chickenpox one because they're both live vaccines.
I believe the UK was set to include it in childhood vaccinations before covid happened and the nurse practitioner at our gp was telling us about the vaccine when DS had his first baby jab so the situation at the moment seems to be that parents who can afford it and are broadly 'pro-vaccine' are getting it done privately.

Yes we've been told it's coming. Would probably have been introduced by now were it not for the whole focus being on COVID.

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