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65 and over but the increase is in children.[/quote]

What are you saying? That the chickenpox vaccine has led to an increase in shingles in children? How would this work, exactly? How would children who have been vaccinated against chickenpox get shingles as children?[/quote]

Well, you see, it's pretty simple.  Once the virus is in your body, it is always there, and can/will manifest as shingles.  When my child got shingles, at 3, his provider told us that she was seeing at least 100 cases of pediatric shingles a year when she saw almost none prior to the vaccine.  She said it was pretty ironic since the entire point of vaccinating for chicken pox was to avoid shingles later on.  That it obviously wasn't working the way it was intended and that the pharmacutical companies went on to make another vaccine, specifically for shingles, but it can't be administered until you are middle aged to elderly.

The real reason the chicken pox vaccine is still around is because schools are mandating them.  Employers want their employees to work and not be at home taking care of sick kids.   It's not "big pharma" pushing for it but it's still out there because of money.

I wish I knew, before I vaccinated for CP, what I know now.  I may still have done it but it would have been a more informed choice.

We are up to date on all vaccines though I am opting out of the HPV vaccine.  The kids have until the age of 26 to get that one. [/quote]

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