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Chicken pox prevention
I am infected with chickenpox for three days. I stay with my spouse and 2 children. My children have taken first dose of checkenpox vaccine already. My wife has not taken the vaccine ?
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Can she go for vaccine now ?
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I am isolated already.. still kids come to be frequenty .. is it advisable to give them (wife and kids) some medications such as aciclovior in advance ? (I read this somewhere ?)
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Thanks in advance
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Vaccination is the best way to protect yourself against chickenpox. Nearly 100 percent of adults will develop protective antibodies against the chickenpox virus after two vaccine doses. Immunity from the vaccine is long-lasting and probably permanent in most people. People who were vaccinated against chickenpox may sometimes develop the disease but it is usually mild, with about 50 or fewer red bumps that rarely grow into blisters...
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hello your wife can take vaccine but dont give any medications to kids bye
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