Avoided chicken pox?

[Pjrunner]

How possible is it to spend a week on holiday with two toddlers when one starts with chicken pox couple days before the end of the week and the other is showing no sign of it three weeks later? They were sharing drinks, food, hugging etc. ( we weren’t aware it was chicken pox until they got home and went to the doctors - nasty case of infected pox as well ☹️). I know it can take between 1-3 weeks but could it possibly take longer?

Also, should I now consider the chicken pox vax for my 21 month old? I was always against it because I know an adult who had it and it was horrendous and from what I’ve read the vaccine doesn’t last a lifetime.

Any thoughts and experience please?

My sister was exposed multiple times as a toddler and young child and never had chicken pox. At 14 she became immunocompromised and at 16 she missed 2 months of school with chicken pox including practical exams for some GCSEs
I didn't vaccinate as we had a few issues with the 4 month vaccines and we needed to see paeds to see if she would be ok. She came down with chicken pox at 15 months the day before she had her MMR vaccine in hospital so the decision went from our hands. Thankfully she only had it once as if they have it before 2 they can get it twice. If she hadn't had chicken pox before school I would have vaccinated. If it's affordable and accessible I think I would vaccinate against chicken pox just knowing how it is much harder once you get older