Top of Page. Children who get the first dose of MMRV at age 12 to 23 months may have a higher chance of a seizure caused by fever. This is in comparison to children who get the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine and the chickenpox vaccine separately during a doctor visit. These seizures are not common. They may be scary for parents, but they are not harmful to children. Talk with a doctor if you have questions. If you do not have immunity against chickenpox and are exposed to someone with this disease or shingles, talk with your doctor about getting chickenpox vaccine.
You should get chickenpox vaccine within 3 to 5 days of being exposed. Even if more than 5 days have passed since you were exposed, vaccination with two doses is still recommended to protect against future exposures. You need 2 doses of vaccine separated by minimum of 28 days. For more information, see Who Needs Chickenpox Vaccine.
All 50 states and the District of Columbia DC have state laws that require children entering childcare or public schools to have certain vaccinations. There is no federal law that requires this. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommends that all states require children entering childcare and students starting school, college, and other postsecondary educational institutions have:.
Chickenpox is very contagious — it spreads easily from person to person. Certain people — like infants, people with weakened immune systems, and pregnant women — are at increased risk for complications. The chickenpox virus can also cause shingles later in life. Shingles is a disease that causes a painful skin rash and can affect the nervous system.
Children who get the chickenpox vaccine may have a lower risk of developing shingles later on — and those who do get shingles often have a milder case than someone who has had chickenpox.
Getting vaccinated is the best way to prevent chickenpox. And when enough people get vaccinated against chickenpox, the entire community is less likely to get it. So when you and your family get vaccinated, you help keep yourselves and your community healthy.
Learn more about how vaccines help protect your whole community. Chickenpox usually spreads when a person touches chickenpox or shingles blisters — or if they breathe in the virus. These include: people who have weakened immune systems through illnesses such as HIV , or treatments like chemotherapy pregnant women — chickenpox can be very serious for an unborn baby when a pregnant woman catches the infection.
It can cause a range of serious birth defects, as well as severe disease in the baby when it is born. Read more about what to do if you catch or are exposed to chickenpox in pregnancy Who should have the chickenpox vaccine? It is recommended for certain individuals, such as: non-immune healthcare workers people who come into close contact with someone who has a weakened immune system This is to lower the chances of infecting people at risk.
How the chickenpox vaccine works The chickenpox vaccine is a live vaccine and contains a small amount of weakened chickenpox-causing virus. Read more about live vaccines. How is the chickenpox vaccine given? The vaccine is given as 2 separate injections, usually into the upper arm, 4 to 8 weeks apart. How effective is the chickenpox vaccine? Vaccine recommendations and contraindications; composition, dosage, and administration; handling and storage.
CDC recommends two doses of chickenpox vaccine for children, adolescents, and adults. Children should receive two doses of the vaccine—the first dose at 12 through 15 months old and a second dose at 4 through 6 years old.
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