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What is the risk of contracting chicken pox after immunisation?
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Depends: A single dose in childhood protects about 85% of recipients while 2 doses at least a month apart brings it up to ~95%. Rarely, one could still get it but the partial protection provided by the vaccine series (2) would decrease the risks of a hard case marked by chickenpox pneumonia or other major complications.
Answered 10/30/2014
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Vey Little 2%: Two doses of Chicken POX Vaccines as these are given today to babies inUSA are 98% effective That means the risk is 2 out of 100 and 20 out of 1000 Statistically it is very low risk Get your children Immunised
Answered 12/30/2014
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