Dr Phil Kieran: Vaccinating your child against chickenpox 

"Because almost all of us have had chickenpox in our childhood, we tend to think of it as a benign, non-important condition. Thankfully, for most it is, but chickenpox can be severe for some people."

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If a child has chickenpox under a year old, do they still need the vaccine?

My memory of having chickenpox is lying on the couch, watching cartoons while trying not to itch. Overall, it wasn’t a bad time but my older sister was very sick with the virus.