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Chicken pox vaccine

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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 08 May 2011 - 22:47

Hi ladies. Would appreciate your thoughts and advise as to whether you gave your LOs this optional vaccine or not. Not trying to start a debate here, just really confused as to what to do. My gut feeling tells me that they get soo many vaccines, especially around this age of 12-18 months that I would rather not give this one too! Even more unsure after a Paed recently told me that its now a compulsory, not optional vaccine in Dubai reason being that t'he disease has mutated over the years and thus the symptoms and side-effects that go with it are far worse than in our generation' .Hope im making sense..any thoughts and advice would be highly appreciated

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EW EXPERT
Latest post on 09 May 2011 - 11:41
I haven't and won't give my two the CP vaccine. It apparently doesn't actually stop them getting CP, just knocks a day off it, so, er, really, what's the point of pumping them full of more stuff if it doesn't actually do that much? I know a lot of people will say that the symptoms are lessened as well and that CP complication can be horrid, but complications from CP are rare, really rare and any normal parent would be looking closely at their sick child to spot anything untoward throughout the illness. I think DD may have had CP - picked up from a child who had it and whose parents decided it'd be a good idea to take a long-haul flight - but I'm really not sure because she had all of 5 typical-CP-looking spots!
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EW GURU
Latest post on 09 May 2011 - 08:51
I chose to have both my DS's vaccinated when they were between 12-18 months. I feel it can be dreadfully painful and uncomfortable and why not have a simple jab to avoid it. That being said - the recommendation is now for a booster approx 5 years after the first for complete immunity. My two never had any reaction to it either. I myself never had CP as a child so I was vaccinated against it prior to falling pregnant. If you're worried about too many needles in one go - delay it a little.
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 09 May 2011 - 00:06
My paed gives it at 15 months instead of 12 or 18 so that it is the only one given at the time. I do agree that they seem to get so many vaccines now but, dd had no reaction and after seeing my uncle get shingles later in life from not getting chicken pox when he was young and the pain he is in sometimes I figure this is worth it.
 
 

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