Monday, December 23, 2024

Chickenpox Vaccine InEffective!

Fully vaccinated kids are getting chickenpox! Yep that’s right. It seems that the chickenpox vaccine isn’t truly that effective.

A recent analysis of a chickenpox outbreak in Arkansas showed that those who were fully vaccinated against chickenpox still became infected. The analysis also showed that vaccine effectiveness was no better among those who received two inoculations prior to the outbreak than those who received just one.