~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This message is from PedTalk! To reply to the group, use "" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I think I mentioned this before but as for shingles- I had a 15 or so month old develop shingles a few months after having gotten his Varivax-- in the same thigh that the vaccine was given following a dermatome to the lumbar area. Regards- Kim Burlingham, MD ---------- > From: RAINBOWPED <> > To: Wayne Fellmeth <> > Cc: Robert and Lisa Wack <>; > Subject: Re: varicella vaccine > Date: Wednesday, November 19, 1997 1:48 PM > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > This message is from PedTalk! To reply to the group, use "" > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > >Is there anyone out there who is still unconvinced, like me, that > > >universal varicella vaccination for pre-teens is justified? Thanks. > > Well, I was real skeptical and slow to "get on board" too. > However, I must admit that I have been converted to the position for > universal vaccination with Varivax. > Why? > Duration of protection: 20+ years > Incidence of zoster(shingles): decreased with Varivax > The benefits versus cost/risks: preponderance of evidence supports > mostly benefits. > > I am now advocating: Just do it! > IMHO > Andrew > group.