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A member asked:
What to do if i have never gotten chicken pox and i'm 17. will i ever get it?
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Maybe: You may have had it and not had many symptoms. You were born the year they first approved use of the vaccine, so you may have been vaccinated and protected. If you had neither and are susceptable, i would look into getting the vaccine. It can be nasty on adults.
Answered 8/26/2013
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