Does chickenpox vaccine cure chickenpox

Answer 1

Chickenpox can be prevented . The easiest way to prevent catching chicken pox is to get vaccinated. However, vaccination is only successful in 70% to 90% of all vaccinations. Individuals who have been vaccinated but still acquire chickenpox, usually have a milder disease that heals more quickly than non vaccinated individuals.

Answer 2

A single dose of chickenpox vaccine is 80-85% effective at preventing chickenpox. A second dose of vaccine will increase the effectiveness. Breakthrough chickenpox (a mild case occurring in vaccinated people) is possible, but it's much less severe and less dangerous than natural chickenpox infection.

Shingles is possible after chickenpox vaccine as well, but is less common than in those who had natural chickenpox disease.

Answer 3

One dose of vaccine prevents 95% of moderate disease and 100% of severe disease. Two doses of vaccine are more effective than one. If given to those who are not immune within five days of exposure to chickenpox it prevents most cases of disease.

Note that the WHO recommends vaccinations only in countries where they can maintain vaccination levels above 80% because if the level is below that there is actually an increased risk to those who were not vaccinated because they are more likely to be much older when contracting the disease and thus outcomes overall may worsen.

Answer 4

Chickenpox vaccine prevents, but does not cure, chickenpox. However, chickenpox vaccine can be giving within five days of exposure to reduce the risk of developing the disease.