Chicken Pox Vaccination

[AliBaby]

Schmickers- Not sure. It just has all of the vaccinations marked off in our baby record book as being had.

Rach- My mistake. Was quite late last night when I was posting.

[Rach75]

ali thats ok...

as for you getting it unless your about 6 I doubt it as its only fairly new in australia as I said japan have been doing it for comign up 25 years I think but thats the longest I can find

[kawazuki]

the Japanese vaccine is different. from memory the original one was a live vaccine. i have the material on it here somewhere..

live vaccines tend to have more serious reactions as its the actual virus which is being injected not just the memory on how to fight it

[Tuesday's Child]

This is something I've been thinking about even though DD is only 10 months old so we don't have to worry about it for a while. After reading this thread, I'd like to share my thoughts:

Chicken pox is relatively 'harmless' while young. But I don't want DD to get in when she's older because she may suffer more with it and it may affect her ability to have children. If we vaccinate now, she'll need a booster in high school anyway. So, I'm thinking we'll forgo the CP vaccine at 18 months and then reconsider it when she's older. The possibility of developing shingles later concerns me too.

[Junglemum]

the Japanese vaccine is different. from memory the original one was a live vaccine. i have the material on it here somewhere..

live vaccines tend to have more serious reactions as its the actual virus which is being injected not just the memory on how to fight it

Isn't the Varicella in Australia a live vaccine?

[Trillian]

according to the AVN website it is still a live vaccine.

[MrsC_Aussie]

just wanted to say thanks to everyone for your comments, has been really good to read everyone' opinions We decided before bub was born that we weren't going to give bub this vaccine, but as she's 18 months and has her nurse appointment today I just wanted to refresh my reasonings in my mind

thanks all

[kawazuki]

Isn't the Varicella in Australia a live vaccine?

yes your correct, sorry the info i had was of teh one they were trying to get into australia which wasn't live, but success rate was to low or something.
sorry been moving, just found info now i have unpacked.

[STARRYSKY]

I chose not to vax DS against cp, then he caught it off a child at MG who broke out in a contagious cp rash after being administered the vax.

[butterfly_warrior]

At this point, we aren't doing the CP vaccine. I'm on immune suppressing drugs and dealing with a baby who has just been vaccinated with a live virus is painful. Nobody can tell me whether my immunity from having CP as a child will still hold in the face of the immune suppression.

If Sam gets it, so be it. It's generally much more serious for older children and adults than it is for a child. If we get to school age and he's still not had CP, then at that point I would seriously consider the vaccine for him.

BW

[Schmickers]

Kawazuki - as far as I can see, no one in this thread had suggested anything remotely like that. All the contributors so far seem to have chosen not to immunise against chicken pox because it is not a life threatening disease.

[kawazuki]

but it is a life threatening illness, as it has many complications and as you get older it become more serious.

i did also say that informed choices are good, and the other side does need to be told. I also gave the details of the australian immunisation website which I as a health professional use to give information, both for and against, so that the Op could get correct information from a reputable source. not just GOOGLE..

i personally was in hospital for 2 weeks from chicken pox and its complications so I know how serious it can be. yes that is a 1: 1000000 chance of that happening.
but i don't want to risk that with my children.

[skybie]

DD1 still hasnt had the CP vaccine and i got the immunisation allowance for her, without signing any forms too.
We're undecided whether or not to give it to her, if we do it will be around primary school age. i dnt see it as an important vaccine, kids who have been vaccinated still get it and as PP said it doesnt last long either, so then u have to go well will i keep getting my child boosted to make sure its constantly covered ITMS?
Good luck with ur decision hun

[Trillian]

I just think that chicken pox has a long way to go before it can be compared to something such as Polio