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Parents report chickenpox among "top three" most miserable illnesses

Published in Vaccine Weekly, October 13th, 2004

In a newly released national survey of more than 1000 parents whose children had never been vaccinated against chickenpox and became infected with the disease, a majority of parents (74%) reported that chickenpox was among the three most miserable illnesses their child had ever experienced.

In addition, more than half - 57% - of all parents participating in the survey said they would choose to vaccinate their children against the disease if given a second chance. Those participating in the Harris Interactive online survey reported that their child's bout with chickenpox lasted an average of 11 days. The survey was conducted on behalf of the National Association of...

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Source: Vaccine Weekly (2004-10-13)

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