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Wait, is there a chickenpox vaccination now? Sure wasn't 20-something years ago when I had it, on my birthday, ugh.
by ryanmercer 8y ago
Wait, is there a chickenpox vaccination now? Sure wasn't 20-something years ago when I had it, on my birthday, ugh.
- gus_massa 8y agoIt's quite modern. The vaccine didn't exists when I was a child and I'm not sure when it become mandatory in each country. From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chickenpox https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chickenpox > Since its introduction in 1995, the varicella vaccine has resulted in a decrease in the number of cases and complications from the disease.
- howard941 8y agoYes. See the Prevention section at https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/yellowbook/2018/infectious-diseases-related-to-travel/varicella-chickenpox https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/yellowbook/2018/infectious-dise...