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Ashleighwf

Chickenpox jab?

Does anyone know if chickenpox is a problem for us living with ms? I have a little boy who will be starting nursery soon and someone mentioned to me that he may be eligible to get the chickenpox jab as I have ms? Anyone heard of this?
@itasarah

Have you ever had chicken pox? If not you should ask your doctor if you should get the vaccine. Getting Chicken pox as an adult i would guess can be serious especially if you have MS. I would think your child may also need it, but ask the pediatrician and your neurologist to see what they say.

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@gemma_is_tired

As Sarah says, if you’ve not already had chickenpox then you should certainly get vaccinated! I would also recommend getting the shingles vaccine, in case you haven’t already, as chickenpox and shingles are caused by the same virus.

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