Comments on: I’m Considering the Chickenpox Vaccination https://www.theparentsocial.com/im-considering-chickenpox-vaccination/ Sharing all things lifestyle and parenting Tue, 14 Nov 2023 22:34:12 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 By: Fran https://www.theparentsocial.com/im-considering-chickenpox-vaccination/#comment-9673 Tue, 24 Jan 2017 11:29:27 +0000 http://www.theparentsocial.com/?p=4402#comment-9673 In reply to Sara L’efquihi.

Hope they weren’t too poorly with it. I think because it’s not ‘a serious’ illness people forget that it is bloody unpleasant for those affected. The work/school/childcare issue is huge and so difficult to negotiate. From what I’ve read, it’s a very safe vaccine and was developed in the 70s. I think the argument against it (which hasn’t been properly backed up) has been it leading to increased risk of chickenpox and shingles in older people.

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By: Sara L'efquihi https://www.theparentsocial.com/im-considering-chickenpox-vaccination/#comment-9672 Tue, 24 Jan 2017 11:03:36 +0000 http://www.theparentsocial.com/?p=4402#comment-9672 My two had it just before Christmas (obviously not together!) and both were off school/nursery for at least a week which has obvious implications for work and childcare. Not only that but nobody got any sleep for each of those weeks as they were so miserable, feverish and dementedly itchy all night. I’m not 100% either way but I’d seriously consider vaccination if I had to go back in time…

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