Chicken Pox Immunization?

For some immunizations, you have to get the shot every few years in order to keep immunized. My question is, is the chicken pox immunization like that? or is it supposed to prevent you from ever having chicken pox just from the one shot? I think the shot I'm talking about came out in the mid-ninties. Why I ask is because I'm 16, I think I was about five when I had the shot, and my friends all act like it's some big deal that I've never had the virus.

The Chicken Pox virus itself is probably less dangerous than the shot longterm. The drug companies will do anything for money.

I think that immunity will (hopefully) last for ten years. People would be better off just dealing with the virus itself while they were young and healthy rather than having a bunch of elderly people come down with it after the immunity wears off from the shot.

I'm pretty sure you only need it once. I'm 19 now and I think I got it when I was like 10, and my doctor has never mentioned it to me again. All of my friends act like it's a big deal that I've never had the virus too. It used to be that almost everybody got them, and that the later in life you got them, the worse they were - more painful due to shingles and what not. With the immunization though your body actually recieved a dormant version of the virus, therefore tricking your body into thinking you've already had the virus. Hope this helps.

Catching the virus as an adult can cause infertility or sterility due to the fever that typically accompanies infection.

I caught it in 1986, and still have a positive titer for it. I think one shot does it though. It's pretty simple to get a titer test done to see if you still have an immunity to it. I think most local health departments do it.

You do need a booster of Tetanus and Chicken Pox and most likely the new viral one, for pre cancer in woman- before you go to college.

It is a big deal. Chicken Pox is related to many other diseases that are associated with std's believe it or not. Having them CPox, builds a natural immunity to the others.
You just need to be super safe, and always use lots of protection while in relationships.

Look it up. Webmd.com

You are likely fully protected (8 to 9 people out of every 10 will be, after getting the shot).

Here is a link to the CDC:
http://www.immunizationinfo.org/vaccineI...

It will not keep you from getting the virus but if you do, it should be a milder case. No need to repeat it. Some people never get the chicken pox with or without the vaccine. Tell your friends to lighten up

two of my 4 daughters got the shot and still got chicken pox although it was mild compared to what i experienced as a child.
i think you only need to get it once