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Please tell me, could a child be infected with chicken pox even after vaccination?
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Yes: Chickenpox vaccination is not complete protection. People who were previously vaccinated who still develop chickenpox most often have a milder course with fewer lesions ; absence of fever. But 25 to 30% of those can have a course of illness that is the equivalent to that found in an unvaccinated individual.
Answered 7/6/2017
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