> However, I understand it's not as "effective" as other
> vaccines. In other words, having chicken pox provides
> lifetime immunity, whereas the vaccine may not. That's
> why they recommend a chicken pox "booster" around the
> age of 12.

I got the vax myself last year at 30 years of age. I never had chicken pox
as a child and because I understand the risks to be greater if I got cp as
an  adult I opted for the vax.

it's a *temporary* vax? As an adult, would I need a "booster" at some
point?

Sharon
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