2009 must have been dodgy year for chicken pox vac!

[Jennifer13]

My DD1 brought home the chicken pox earlier this year, despite being vaccinated in 2007. She had a decent dose and a week off school. I don't know I would have classified hers as minor, seemed like a normal dose to me. I know of plenty of others that have caught it as well, despite being vaxed (several in DD1's class). Unfortunately for us, I also caught it, even though I've actually had chicken pox before at 15. So apparently immunity to chicken pox is something that for some people doesn't last for life anyway. I really hope now that the two girls have had it I don't see it again during their childhoods! DD2 caught it as she was unvaxed (not that vaxing helped for DD1, but anyway...). My issue now is that DD2's vax schedule won't show chicken pox and her preschool for next year are having trouble understanding why she doesn't need it and doesn't need to be excluded.

My immunity was checked when pg with DD2 (only two years ago) and was fine. Just one of those things.

[HotI]

My issue now is that DD2's vax schedule won't show chicken pox and her preschool for next year are having trouble understanding why she doesn't need it and doesn't need to be excluded.

I think this will be one of the difficulties with the proposed plan to stop CO forms being acceptable for x,y,z. For some people, who selectively vax or miss specific ones due to illness or reactions to the vaccines (when the schedule lists more than one dose), getting a CO form signed is easier than getting medical exemption. Many times, reactions are ignored or not seen as serious enough, or you don't have proof of the infection, or the medical person thinks they should get the vaccine anyway.

Jen, Has this affected DD2s up to date status with the Immunisation people, or have you been able to have her illness recorded?

[~clover~]

My DD1 brought home the chicken pox earlier this year, despite being vaccinated in 2007. She had a decent dose and a week off school. I don't know I would have classified hers as minor, seemed like a normal dose to me. I know of plenty of others that have caught it as well, despite being vaxed (several in DD1's class). Unfortunately for us, I also caught it, even though I've actually had chicken pox before at 15. So apparently immunity to chicken pox is something that for some people doesn't last for life anyway. I really hope now that the two girls have had it I don't see it again during their childhoods! DD2 caught it as she was unvaxed (not that vaxing helped for DD1, but anyway...). My issue now is that DD2's vax schedule won't show chicken pox and her preschool for next year are having trouble understanding why she doesn't need it and doesn't need to be excluded.

My immunity was checked when pg with DD2 (only two years ago) and was fine. Just one of those things.

My DD2 had CP at 6 months old. On her immunisation registry list I'm pretty sure it says; Varicella - natural immunity... My health nurse I think sent that info through. So maybe you could ask your gp about updating the register? Or call medicare themselves & ask their advice?