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Chicken pox vaccination

2019-03-06 20:41:10
Hi doc, One of my flatmates has been detected with chicken pox. Is it better for me to take chicken pox vaccination as a precaution? (I have suffered with chicken pox once already)
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Good morning. Since you have yourself suffered from chicken pox so no need for any vaccine

Answered2019-03-07 02:20:56

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