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m_t | 3 years ago

Not in the UK, where the chickenpox vaccine isn't part of the vaccines given by the NHS.

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SEJeff|3 years ago

That’s quite regrettable. It’s a safe vaccine that totally eliminates chickenpox and adult shingles. It’s a standard childhood vaccine in the US and has been for some time.

As someone who’s suffered though fairly severe shingles twice, I’m a fan of this being eliminated.

dgl|3 years ago

Interestingly the reason the NHS has for this is vaccination can result in giving adults shingles (I simplify: https://patient.info/news-and-features/should-your-child-hav... explains).

As a result shingles seems rarer in the UK (no data, from personal experience, never heard of anyone getting it).

hammock|3 years ago

Wow. I did not peg the NHS as an anti-vax organization

Vecr|3 years ago

Not anti-vax, they don't want to spend money on something like that. There's a reason the USA spends lots of money on healthcare and the UK does not (though it's obviously relative on a country scale). It's not through magic, it's through spending less money. Spending less money in a healthcare system demands sacrifices, some quite severe.

Pyramus|3 years ago

Not sure if irony/sarcasm will lead to a more productive discussion.

FYI chicken pox is not part of the routine vaccine schedule (in the UK) to protect unvaccinated adults:

"There's a worry that introducing chickenpox vaccination for all children could increase the risk of chickenpox and shingles in adults."

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vaccinations/chickenpox-vaccin...