Chicken pox vaccine

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Didn’t think there was one. Just done Google search and seen nhs do do one for children living with high risk people which we wouldn’t fall into but can get privately in boots and Superdrug and others. Dc about to turn 4. Anyone done it? Are there risks?

Well my DC have both had the pox, so I won't bother.

If your DC has an underlying health condition, I would say consider it. My DS has asthma and he was ok with Chicken pox. He had it much worse than my other DS, but still was bearable.

DD was booked in for hers as a toddler and caught it about 3 days before the jab.

DS has had his and had no side effects. It was about £150 ish for the two injections, which were a few weeks apart.

all grand children have had theirs. no issues.

Vaccine for chicken poxs i thought they were harmless for children. More serious for adults but if had as a child probably won't catch them again. When I was little my cousin had poxs an my mum took us their just so we would catch them get them out the way.

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not worth the risk.

My baby was in hospital for four days with chicken pox. It’s not always mild.

My DD1 had it and I will get Dd2 vaccinated too. No side effects. Had several colleagues at work whose kids either got it twice (once mild, second time so bad child is still scarred several years later) or were hospitalised.
Our DD1 was in hospital several times as a 1 year old so I knew I couldn't face worry like that again if I could avoid it!

My DD had hers, its a routine vaccination in other countries. Chicken pox can be horrible & potentially life threatening, if you can afford not sure why you wouldn't.

If you don't give your children all their vaccines in Australia you miss out on government subsidies and can't enrol in school lol. Surprised it is not normal to get vaccines in the UK

Both mine have had it, no side effects.

There was a chicken pox outbreak at my sons nursery just before Xmas 2019. He was one of only 4 kids in nursery who didn't spend xmas day covered in spots.

It's not cheap, but it's cheaper than the cost of time taken off work if they kids get it as well.

Both my kids had it - at just turned one. No side effects.

It's part of the regular vaccinations here in Canada. Both my kids had it - along with virtually every kid we know. No side effects.

Chicken pox vaccine is routine in Canada, my grandchildren there have all had it. My son is surprised it isn't routine in the UK

My DD had it. Absolutely now problems and no side effects. She sailed through many out reaks of chicken pox in nursery and school without getting it

I'm considering this, but I'm slightly concerned that there doesn't seem to be evidence on the long term protection offered by the vaccine. Can anyone point to scientific studies on this?

Yes I’ve done it, in the U.S it’s included with their version of MMR. We don’t because of the cost. No side effects with DD.

We had it done privately at boots when it started going round nursery.

My sister had leukaemia and has no immunity to it, it can be quite dangerous for her which is why we had it done. It’s routine in other countries and quite safe.

Absolutely do it, if you can afford it. I was talked out of it by our family doctor as my kids had no underlying health issues. Three months later, my daughter nearly died of chicken pox complications.

My daughter was so ill with chicken pox that vaccinated my twins before the my started preschool- no issues at all. There was no way I wanted to see them go through what she went though

My daughter was hospitalised for 4 days with chicken pox. A parent at her school was in hospital over the same time period with chicken pox. My son was not admitted but was put on 2 antibiotics due to his complications with it. I wish odd got my children vaccinated.

I have been considering this as my youngest child hasn't had chicken pox as far as I can tell, and it is allegedly worse if you get it when older. So I thought a vaccine would be good.

My DD had it done on the NHS because she has a condition which makes her higher risk for complications. She didn't have any side effects from the vaccine

I had it done at the chemists, it was expensive but cheaper than a month off work if they get it. Also avoids risk of complications and scarring. What I researched was that it’s not quite as effective as some of the other routine vaccines, and you’ll need to have a booster after about 10+ years as I recall or immunity does start to decrease. When I took them to have their vaccines the pharmacist asked if I was a doctor, turns out most of the customers for chicken pox vaccine were Doctors bringing in their kids to have it done.

My (NHS) GP recommended that we have it if we could. DS had no issues with the vaccine at all. Anecdotally, quite a few of his nursery class have had it too.

I used to live in a country where the vaccine was given to children as standard. But, there does seem to be an issue that it doesn’t protect you for ever. Several adults we knew who had the vaccine as kids then got chicken pox as adults. This is an issue for women especially if they are likely to have children as chicken pox in pregnancy is not good. As adults, they really suffered with chicken pox and some we j ew had been in hospital with it!

We didn’t get our kids vaccinated - one had already had it as a toddler (she had it badly and still has the scars). Our other child we didn’t want to have the vaccine and would rather she had caught it naturally, but she is 7 now and so far hasn’t had it (unless she had hardly any symptoms).