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<blockquote data-quote="SaskiaKC" data-source="post: 2148798" data-attributes="member: 487111"><p>I just read something on the NHS website that makes a lot of sense to me.</p><p></p><p><em>The <strong>chickenpox vaccine</strong> is not part of the routine <strong>UK</strong> childhood <strong>vaccination</strong> programme because <strong>chickenpox</strong> is usually a mild illness, particularly in children. There's also a worry that introducing <strong>chickenpox vaccination</strong> for all children could increase the risk of <strong>chickenpox</strong> and shingles in adults.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p>The second sentence really got to me. The chickenpox vaccine has been around over here for around 30 years now ... and in recent years there has been <em><strong>a lot </strong></em>of TV marketing of a shingles vaccine, with big scare tactics -- "If you had chicken pox the shingles virus is already inside you [and you are doomed]."</p><p></p><p>So just now I read the above, and conclude that if all these people hadn't been given the chickenpox vaccination as children they might not "need" get the shingles vaccination that is being pushed on them as adults. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRr .....................</p><p></p><p>The NHS sounds MUCH more sensible to me. When I was a child chickenpox was considered a "mild" routine illness, something kids just got, and got over.</p><p></p><p>Sigh. Vent over. Sorry.<em> grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr......................</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SaskiaKC, post: 2148798, member: 487111"] I just read something on the NHS website that makes a lot of sense to me. [I]The [B]chickenpox vaccine[/B] is not part of the routine [B]UK[/B] childhood [B]vaccination[/B] programme because [B]chickenpox[/B] is usually a mild illness, particularly in children. There's also a worry that introducing [B]chickenpox vaccination[/B] for all children could increase the risk of [B]chickenpox[/B] and shingles in adults. [/I] The second sentence really got to me. The chickenpox vaccine has been around over here for around 30 years now ... and in recent years there has been [I][B]a lot [/B][/I]of TV marketing of a shingles vaccine, with big scare tactics -- "If you had chicken pox the shingles virus is already inside you [and you are doomed]." So just now I read the above, and conclude that if all these people hadn't been given the chickenpox vaccination as children they might not "need" get the shingles vaccination that is being pushed on them as adults. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRr ..................... The NHS sounds MUCH more sensible to me. When I was a child chickenpox was considered a "mild" routine illness, something kids just got, and got over. Sigh. Vent over. Sorry.[I] grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr......................[/I] [/QUOTE]
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