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Why is the chickenpox vaccine not given before baby is 12 months of age?
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Live vaccines given before the first birthday often do not provide lifelong immunity.
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What vaccines for chickenpox are recommended for children between birth and 2 months?
Chickenpox vaccine is not given to children under 12 months old.
How is chickenpox vaccine given?
Chickenpox vaccine is subcutaneous; it's given with a smaller needle than most vaccines.
Should a child get a second chickenpox vaccine if he developed shingles a few years after the initial vaccine for chickenpox was given?
Current recommendations are for two doses of chickenpox vaccine, regardless of the history of chickenpox or shingles.
Who cured chickenpox?
There is no vaccine to cure chickenpox. Chickenpox vaccine is used to prevent chickenpox, and can be used up to five days after exposure to the illness. Some severely infected patients might get IVIG to help cure chickenpox, but this is not considered a vaccine.
Is there a preventive drug for chickenpox?
Chickenpox vaccine can be given up to five days after exposure to prevent chickenpox.
When was chickenpox vaccine first used in California?
Chickenpox vaccine was first used in California in 1995.
Can you get chickenpox if you had it as a newborn baby?
Usually a skin rash that look like pimples or mosquito bites that develop into blisters and then into open sores, sometimes this is accompanied by a low grade fever. After 2 - 4 days symptoms should start to disappear, unless your child has a weakened immune system then a more serious rash, fever or more serious infections.
Where do they insert the needle for chickenpox vaccine?
Chickenpox vaccination is typically given in the deltoid or vastus lateralis. The choice usually depends on the age of the patient.
Did they give chickenpox vaccines back in the 1960's?
Chickenpox is a viral illness and was not invented or created. It was around long before the 1950s.
How is the chickenpox vaccine used?
Chickenpox vaccine is injected subcutaneously to reduce the risk in chickenpox in patients who don't have a history of chickenpox. It is routinely given in the US with the first dose at 12-15 months, and the second dose at 4-6 years, but may be given to older children and adults as well.
Why is anti-measles vaccine given at 9 months?
anti measles vaccine is given at 9 months of age because before that the child has already got anti measles antibodies derived from her mother and the vaccine would be unable to elicit the response. At 9 months , we assume (in case of developing nations) that there are no maternal antimeasles antibodies left
Can you get chickenpox vaccine if you're not sure if you had chickenpox?
Kids that have been vacinated against say chicken pox can in fact still get the chicken pox. This in fact just happened to my neice right before thanksgiving. In Michigan they just upped the dosage of one vaccination to two to decrease the out break of the chicken pox because one dose isn't enough to protect against that strand anymore.
