•Varicella
(chickenpox, herpes varicella) immunization is usually
at 12 months old.
•It is often boosted at 5 years old.
•I try not to give it at all: wild chickenpox is safer and more immunizing for kids!
•If they have not gotten wild chicken pox by the time it is required by law, I give it. If they have not had chickenpox by 12 years old I give it then, as chickenpox in teens and adults is much more dangerous and debilitating. Chickenpox in pregnancy is very dangerous!