Speaking of vaccines

sistrkate · September 2009

Does anyone know how many vaccines are administered for chicken pox?

I was looking at Justin's vaccination records last night, and he had one a year ago at his 12-month checkup. However, his record has a vacant spot with no date listed for "Varicella immunization 2". For those of you who have gotten the vaccine for your child, did they receive one or two?

cat81305 · September 2009

The 2nd one is before Kindergarten :-)

hannah&ben · September 2009

It's 2 now.

Used to just be 1 back when my DD was born (almost 12 years ago yikes!).

sistrkate · September 2009

And the second is not given till they are ready to start kindergarten? I just wasn't sure when the second was administered. DH found something online last night saying they should be given at least "a couple months apart", but as we all know, you can find anything on the internet.

cat81305 · September 2009

If I remember correctly it is not until they get ready for Kindergarten to make sure the first one took. I think I remember my pedi saying this when I asked at the 1 year appt. Don't quote me on it though, LOL!

adamsbabble · September 2009

I'm not sure b/c we don't even do this one, but maybe the thing about getting them a couple months apart is a guideline for those who didn't get the first one at the usual recommended time. Like for instance, maybe someone who is about to start kindergarten who never had the first one now needs both and needs to do them a couple months apart? Just a thought on why it may have said that. But don't quote me either, lol.

hav2run · September 2009

I was going to skip the chickenpox vaccine altogether. When DS was a baby, there was no vaccine. You just figured out whose kid in your playgroups had it, and you had a playdate. I know that sounds awful, but that was so common to get it out of the way before they start school. I was shocked that it is a required vaccine to enroll them in school. Silly...seriously. There are not enough studies out there to porve lifelong immunity with two doses, and getting pox or shingles as an adult is way worse than having pox as a child. And, the vaccine made DD miserable for three days. We had never had any issues with any other vaccine. Mama not happy....

And to answer your question (sorry for the rant), it is one dose at 12 months and one during the physical they are required to get to enter kindergarten.

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