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Can you get CHICKENPOX from the vaccine?
Diet & Health / 10:01 AM - Saturday April 10, 2010

Can you get CHICKENPOX from the vaccine?

My daughter just had her physical for Kindergarden and got her shots. Can she get chickenpox from the vaccine like you can the flu?

- Asked by jjjaded1, A Trendsetter, Female, 26-28

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No, vaccines usually contain minuscle amounts of completely dead or ''inactivated''/weakene d virus that can not harm you.

Once your immune system comes in contact with the dead virus, it starts creating antibodies so that your body recognizes that particular microbe, and will be better adapted to fight it, should it ever come in contact with it again!


Hope it helps!!

- Response by missmila, A Trendsetter, Female, 22-25, Who Cares?

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No you cannot.
In the vaccine is an insanely small amount of the dead chickenpox virus. This allows your body to build up the antibodies for the chickenpox which means that you wont get them. Ignore people when they mention mercury being in the vaccine. They do it for some vaccines, but you get more mercury into your body by eating tuna or other types of fish than from the vaccine.

- Response by careyprice31, A Sportif, Female, 18-21

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Funnily enough my son has chickenpox at the moment, but he hasn't had any shots since Christmas. I know nothing but would stick my neck out and say no. But i do realise through my own experience shots play havoc with your immune system. The defences seem to be down which is a bit contradictory since you've just had a jab.

- Response by cherryclub22, A Creative, Female, 29-35

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I think you actually are injected with a bit of the virus to give you immunity. I don't think it's enough to show any symptoms.

If you have concerns, you should contact your doctor for peace of mind.

I'm sure she's just fine!

When we were kids, we all got the chicken pox! It was horrible! I'm just glad kids can get shots for that and the mumps and measles too.

- Response by mrscleaver16, A Cool Mom, Female, 56-65, Who Cares?

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I wouldn't be surprised! Vaccines often contain MERCURY...a known POISON...so I wouldn't trust ANY Government intervention program!

Your kids are little more than guinea pigs in the Government's eye.

- Response by thundermist04167, A Mr. Nice Guy, Male, 36-45, Who Cares?

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Yes, sometimes you can get chickenpox from the vaccine.

But its not that bad. When I was a kid we all got chickenpox once.

- Response by greenwind, An Intellectual Guy, Male, 56-65, Seattle, Construction

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When given a vaccination you're given a mild/weak version of the disease, so if your immune system isn't as srong or as functional as most then you could get the disease.. Although this would be a mild form of the disease.

- Response by dahawk11, A Mr. Nice Guy, Male, 18-21, Military

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