Can your kid still get chicken pox if they?ve had the shot"
If you followed the recommended vaccination schedule in your province, your kid got the chicken pox vaccine. But does the shot guarantee they?ll be free of the itchy spotted virus, also called varicella, forever" We asked some experts to break down when your kid should get the chicken pox vaccine, how effective it is, and what to do if they come down with the blistering spots.
Who should get the chicken pox vaccine"
The chicken pox vaccine is part of the routine vaccinations given across the country, but when your kid receives it depends on your province?s program schedule. In all the provinces and territories, except for Ontario and Nunavut?where your kid would get the shot at 15 months?the first dose is given at 12 months. The timing of the second dose varies?for example, if you?re from Quebec or Saskatchewan, the second dose would be administered at 18 months. If you live in Manitoba, shot number two is given between ages four and six. You can find your schedule at CANImmunize.ca. Both doses of the vaccine are publicly funded across Canada, and Nicole Le Saux, professor of infectious diseases at the University of Ottawa and chair of the Canadian Paediatric Society?s Infectious Diseases Committee, says all kids should be vaccinated, except for a few instances where it?s not recommended. ?We don?t give it to people who have had bone marrow transplants [or] people who have immunodeficiency problems,? Le Saux says. This is because the vaccine is live?it’s a w...
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