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NatAttack3000 t1_j5wdaph wrote

Reply to comment by farrenkm in What determines whether we can create a vaccine for an illness or not? by ShelfordPrefect

I had the chickenpox vaccine at about 24 and got chickenpox at 31, so you definitely still have a risk of getting chicken pox and possibly shingles though far less than if you didn't get vaccinated

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farrenkm t1_j5wkio1 wrote

Thank you. I thought that might be the case, so I was going to talk to my MD at my next physical. Reaching the age where this is a consideration . . .

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