Just 1.4% of cases were among people who received two vaccine doses.

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    5 months ago

    The chickenpox virus persists in your body and can surface decades later as shingles. Look up what that experience is like if you want. I can assure you it’s not pleasant. Once you get that, there’s no getting rid of it. Children should NOT be made to purposely catch chickenpox. It puts them at rsignificant risk of debilitating disease later on.

    One vaccine is effective at preventing both, and there’s no real reason not to get it unless you’re allergic to the ingredients.

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      5 months ago

      I guess you’re right. It would be more friendly to vaccinate against chicken pox than to catch chicken pox and be home for two weeks straight. Then the possible shingles bit later on in life.