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What is the minimum amount of time before second dose of varicella vaccine?
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3 mos: The current expert opinion is a minimum of 3 months between the 2 doses.
Answered 8/16/2012
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Depends: The recommended interval between dose 1 and 2 is 3 months in kids under 4. The CDC accepts as valid, any dose given at least 4 weeks after the first in kids over a year as completing the 2 dose schedule.
Answered 11/5/2016
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