Madely Health Headlines Commentary for November, 30 2011

Chicken pox vaccine protects infants through herd immunity Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Chicken Pox Vaccine Protects Small Infants Too, Not Just Vaccinated Children

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“Varicella in Infants After Implementation of the US Varicella Vaccination Program”
Sandra S. Chaves, MD, MSc, Adriana S. Lopez, MHS, Tureka L. Watson, MS, Rachel Civen, MD, Barbara Watson, MD, Laurene Mascola, MD, Jane F. Seward, MBBS, MPH
Pediatrics doi: 10.1542/peds.2011-0017

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for November 11, 2011

Chicken pox lollipops and parties do not make for healthier children Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Doctor aghast as lollipops used to spread chickenpox

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Chickenpox: The disease, the vaccine and the parties

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for September 6, 2011

Two doses of chicken pox vaccine recommended Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Doctors say two chicken pox vaccinations better than one

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Canadian Pediatric Society

A recent article about parents holding chickenpox parties to intentionally infect their children perpetuates the popular misconception that chickenpox is a benign disease. One of the parents said: “It’s a natural way to deal with the problem, instead of introducing more chemicals into kids.” She was concerned about whether it provided lifelong immunity and erroneously believed that the vaccine had been available for only six years.