Chicken Pox Vaccine?

sarahns80 · March 2010

Did u do it? Why or why not?

mrsrose16 · March 2010

I chose to do it with dd (and my ds had it when it was newer in 1996) because I believe the vaccine is safer than getting actual chicken pox. Plus, I had them when I was 4 (everywhere, including in my mouth and bottom) and it was simply awful. I wouldn't want my kids to experience that.

But, my ds did get the chicken pox in 2006, maybe the vaccine wears off some. But, he only had 4 pox.

tifvolley · March 2010

We did it. The possible complications from chicken pox far outweigh the minuscule risk of reaction to the vaccine. Plus, the schools require it around here. I've also never had chicken pox ( I did get the vaccine) and we figured it was best to fully protect our family.

ToledoDeux · March 2010

Yes. Chicken pox can be a very serious, even fatal, illness - and I've yet to hear any valid reason to skip the vaccine.

JoyousJulia · March 2010

We didn't and we probably won't. So far, the vaccine doesn't seem to be very effective and it's likely that everyone who gets it as a child or infant now (in the early stages of vaccine's use) will have to get it boosted as an adult. Adult populations are VERY hard to vaccinate and it poses a serious health risk.

mrsrose16 · March 2010

JoyousJulia:
We didn't and we probably won't. So far, the vaccine doesn't seem to be very effective and it's likely that everyone who gets it as a child or infant now (in the early stages of vaccine's use) will have to get it boosted as an adult. Adult populations are VERY hard to vaccinate and it poses a serious health risk.

Just curious about who told you it wasn't effective? My pedi talks about how effective it is. The CDC says that 8 to 9 out of 10 people will be completely protected. The other 1-2 will be like my ds, who had a very, very mild case.

https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd-vac/varicella/default.htm

JoyousJulia · March 2010

mrsrose16:
JoyousJulia:
We didn't and we probably won't. So far, the vaccine doesn't seem to be very effective and it's likely that everyone who gets it as a child or infant now (in the early stages of vaccine's use) will have to get it boosted as an adult. Adult populations are VERY hard to vaccinate and it poses a serious health risk.

Just curious about who told you it wasn't effective? My pedi talks about how effective it is. The CDC says that 8 to 9 out of 10 people will be completely protected. The other 1-2 will be like my ds, who had a very, very mild case.

https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd-vac/varicella/default.htm

My concern isn't the initial efficacy, it's the long term efficacy. We're already seeing that people who were vaccinated when the the varicella vaccine was brand new are having to get the vaccine boosted in as little as 5 years to maintain immunity. I'd just feel a lot more comfortable with getting the vaccine if there was more research on the long term effectiveness.

I should also add that part of my concern with getting any vaccine is that my son tends to be very reactive with them, so the fewer and further between the better in his case.

ETA: https://www.ozbyte.com/medicalveritas.com/R0010.pdf

MrsGeek · March 2010

Yes because if you get Chicken Pox as a kid then you can get Shingles as an adult and shingles sux giant harry monkey balls, let me tell you.

Brit&Nate · March 2010

We vax our kid against chicken pox b/c DH has gotten shingles in the past and has the possibility of getting them again. I don't want her to catch chickenpox from him.

MrsGeek · March 2010

JoyousJulia:
mrsrose16:
JoyousJulia:
We didn't and we probably won't. So far, the vaccine doesn't seem to be very effective and it's likely that everyone who gets it as a child or infant now (in the early stages of vaccine's use) will have to get it boosted as an adult. Adult populations are VERY hard to vaccinate and it poses a serious health risk.

Just curious about who told you it wasn't effective? My pedi talks about how effective it is. The CDC says that 8 to 9 out of 10 people will be completely protected. The other 1-2 will be like my ds, who had a very, very mild case.

https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd-vac/varicella/default.htm
My concern isn't the initial efficacy, it's the long term efficacy. We're already seeing that people who were vaccinated when the the varicella vaccine was brand new are having to get the vaccine boosted in as little as 5 years to maintain immunity. I'd just feel a lot more comfortable with getting the vaccine if there was more research on the long term effectiveness.
I should also add that part of my concern with getting any vaccine is that my son tends to be very reactive with them, so the fewer and further between the better in his case.
ETA: https://www.ozbyte.com/medicalveritas.com/R0010.pdf

Just as a point of consideration, I got the vaccine 12 years ago (for the 1st time) and still have an immunity (I was tested for it when I was pregnant).

lisanjay · April 2010

We got it for DD. I had chicken pox when I was a little girl, and although I don't remember it, my mom tells me how she wishes a vaccine would have been available at that time, so I could have been spared. My husband never had the vaccine (wasn't available when he was little either) and he got chicken pox when he was in college and he said it was the most horrible thing he had to go through. And like one of the pp, you can get shingles as an adult, my mom now goes through this and she says it is so painful, and scars really bad too.

The only thing I would have done differently is I would have postponed it until her 15th or 18th month appt.

Andrewsgal · April 2010

JoyousJulia:
mrsrose16:

JoyousJulia:
We didn't and we probably won't. So far, the vaccine doesn't seem to be very effective and it's likely that everyone who gets it as a child or infant now (in the early stages of vaccine's use) will have to get it boosted as an adult. Adult populations are VERY hard to vaccinate and it poses a serious health risk.

Just curious about who told you it wasn't effective? My pedi talks about how effective it is. The CDC says that 8 to 9 out of 10 people will be completely protected. The other 1-2 will be like my ds, who had a very, very mild case.

https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd-vac/varicella/default.htm

My concern isn't the initial efficacy, it's the long term efficacy. We're already seeing that people who were vaccinated when the the varicella vaccine was brand new are having to get the vaccine boosted in as little as 5 years to maintain immunity. I'd just feel a lot more comfortable with getting the vaccine if there was more research on the long term effectiveness.

I should also add that part of my concern with getting any vaccine is that my son tends to be very reactive with them, so the fewer and further between the better in his case.

ETA: https://www.ozbyte.com/medicalveritas.com/R0010.pdf

This is my concern too, and the research I have done backs it up. I think that we are going to have a dorm full of college boys with CP and it is a lot more dangerous as an adult than a child. The disease as a child is really not all that serious, uncomfortable and not fun? Sure, but dangerous? No.

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