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Valaciclovir as precaution chickenpox

2019-11-02 07:43:25
As one of my colleague who sits next to me got chickenpox..so can i take valcivir as a precautionary medicine to prevent chickenpox if i doubt that i may get it?
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Answered2019-11-02 07:48:47

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