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Colr · 12-09-07, 10:06

BBC NEWS | Health | Children may get chickenpox jab

The Department of Health is to consider a mass vaccination of children in England against chickenpox.

Folk used to have chickenpox parties in the (recent) past. I got a mild case as a child but mine wee boy hasn't caught it yet.

Can be serious in adults.

hibs1986 · 12-09-07, 14:06

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Originally Posted by Colr

BBC NEWS | Health | Children may get chickenpox jab

The Department of Health is to consider a mass vaccination of children in England against chickenpox.

Folk used to have chickenpox parties in the (recent) past. I got a mild case as a child but mine wee boy hasn't caught it yet.

Can be serious in adults.

Could be wrong here, but I think that quite a number of other countries vaccinate (at least partly) because chickenpox infection can result in meningitis in rare cases. It's a form of meningitis which isn't prevented by the current vaccination programme. (I think. Could be wrong).

Habana · 13-09-07, 19:57

There's a guy who's got shingles on here who might be scared by this post! I've had shingles before but its not that bad really. unless i got a mild form.

**Jamie** · 13-09-07, 20:42

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Colr · 14-09-07, 08:57

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Originally Posted by Habana

There's a guy who's got shingles on here who might be scared by this post! I've had shingles before but its not that bad really. unless i got a mild form.

I've heard some say it can be quite bad so maybe you were lucky. Shouldn't get it again, though.

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Habana Baby Radge Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: in the clouds Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 0	Re: Chickenpox There's a guy who's got shingles on here who might be scared by this post! I've had shingles before but its not that bad really. unless i got a mild form.

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