Chickenpox vaccine?

[Craikeybaby]

I didn't have chickenpox as a child, but now it seems to be going around my son's class at school, and I hear that it is particularly bad if you catch it as an adult.

It seems like in America they routinely vaccinate against it, but over here it is only vulnerable people that get vaccinated. Is it worth getting the vaccination privately? Or should I just hope that whatever let me avoid it 30 years ago still works? I must admit that I am surprised that I managed to avoid a "highly contagious" illness whist sharing a room with my little brother who had it...

[Craikeybaby]

I didn't really get a chance to think about the vaccine, my son got Covid, and then the rest of the family got Covid. Then my son got chickenpox, 2 weeks later my youngest son now has chickenpox - so I guess I'll find out any day soon if I am immune...

[Craikeybaby]

Thanks.

I'm probably a bit late for vaccination now! I think I just have to hope that I do have some immunity, or that my mum is wrong and I did have it as a kid...

[Craikeybaby]

Two weeks have passed since my youngest son has been free of spots - so either a dodged it, or as I expect, I had a very mild case as a child.

[Craikeybaby]

It came after/along with Covid for us too. Hopefully you also manage to dodge it.

[Craikeybaby]

The OP (me) seems to have miraculously avoided it...

I hope those who have it now get better soon.

[Craikeybaby]

TheThing said:

Craikeybaby said:

The OP (me) seems to have miraculously avoided it...

I hope those who have it now get better soon.

You are a lucky man. I would get a vaccine booked up. I don't now how old you are but I assume a similar age to me. You don't want to dodge it now only to catch it 20 odd years down the line off your grandchildren.

I expect I actually had a very mild case when I was a kid, likely when my little brother had it, as we shared a room at the time. Although my mum still insists that I didn't have it.