Robert Seeberger wrote:
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Horn, John" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Sunday, April 28, 2002 9:55 AM
> Subject: RE: Chicken pox vaccine
>
> > From: Julia Thompson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> >
> > > Does anyone here have a child who's been vaccinated for chicken pox?
> > > Any bad experiences with it? (I'd ask about good experiences, but being
> > > stuck with a needle isn't most kids' idea of a good time....)
> >
> > Both our kids got the chicken pox shot. No problems. No chicken pox
> > either, so far. I know that one of my nieces got the shot too. I don't
> > recall any issues for her, either.
> >
> So, will the vaccine prevent Shingles too?
> I know its the same virus (ahhhhhh......Herpes Zoster?)
Actually, I've heard that they're recommending it for people prone to
getting shingles. (What I don't know is how they measure that.)
> On a lighter note......a friends daughter came up with shingles and her
> mother cried and cried because she had "Herpes". <G>
Heh.
Julia
