~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This message is from PedTalk! To reply to the group, use "" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ wrote: > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > This message is from PedTalk! To reply to the group, use "" > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > In a message dated 97-11-23 08:59:41 EST, you write: > > > > Given that immunity appears to be > > > more effective with "wild" varicella than with immunization, > > > > Has that been proven? > > > > Moshe Adler, MD > > > > Well, given that immunity after vaccination appears to be only about 80-85% > effective and immunity after actual chickenpox is almost 100%, it's kind of > intuitive isn't it? > > Steve McNutt, MD Not necessarily. The immunity may persist due to repeat natural exposures "boosting" it. Guess there aren't many vaccines that don't require boosters, huh? Kevin Kramer, MD, FAAP