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Varicella Vaccine

FurBabyMomma · 2018-08-22 10:01:31

I'm about to give birth to my third child. I have 2 toddlers, one of whom will be returning to Montessori a week after the baby is born. I'm debating getting the varicella vaccine for two toddlers, as I really don't like the idea of them getting chicken pox or it being brought into the house with a newborn. However, given…

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22-08-2018 11:01am

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FurBabyMomma

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I'm about to give birth to my third child. I have 2 toddlers, one of whom will be returning to Montessori a week after the baby is born.

I'm debating getting the varicella vaccine for two toddlers, as I really don't like the idea of them getting chicken pox or it being brought into the house with a newborn. However, given this vaccine isn't on the schedule here, is there much point in getting it done, given what I assume will be a total lack of herd immunity?

(I assume it should go without saying that I'm not looking for responses from anti-vaxxers here.)

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