Saturday, December 17, 2011

Chicken pox exposure w/vaccination!?

Chicken pox vaccine is now given in two doses. The second dose probably wouldn't protect you from this exposure at this point but would protect you from further exposures, though in a household member, the chances of a susceptible person getting the illness is about 90%. So there is a chance you could get the chicken pox. Most people who develop it after vaccination have a mild case. The vaccine works in about 70-75% of people with one dose. After two doses it is a lot higher.

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