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Immunization
State Mandates Chickenpox Vaccine
September 3rd, 2000
Robert W. knew about the vaccine to prevent chickenpox, but he opted against giving it to his infant son. The result: his son developed chickenpox in 1998 when he was two. Robert, a pediatrician, did not think the disease warranted the vaccination - although it can be serious and even fatal in a small number of cases. He considered the disease a sort of childhood rite of passage. "It is more of a nuisance disease compared to pertussis (whooping cough) and measles," he said. Robert's resistance to the chickenpox immunization, also known as the varicella vaccine, highlights the difficulty public health officials have faced...
Source: Medical Letter on the CDC & FDA (2000-09-03)
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