There is a common misconception that being vaccinated prevents you from getting the illness. This is not always the case, but is does mean that your body can recognise the virus and produce the correct antibodies faster so the infection will be milder.

When I was a kid, chicken pox did the usual round through the school. My brother and I caught it and got the rash, a few days off school and were fine. A family aquaintance didn't have her daughter vaccinated and she spent two weeks in ICU after becoming infected.

It is a personal decision, but I can't take the risk and my baby will be vaccinated.