We now know more about the disease than we did 20 years ago. This becomes more important every year, since more parents are working. Chickenpox can be devastating for single mothers, especially if they have more than one child. Also, there are medical reasons for the vaccine. Chickenpox is much more serious in adults than in children so we want to make sure teenagers have either had the disease or are vaccinated.
Chickenpox leaves open sores.
Bacteria can enter the body through those sores. Some of those bacteria can kill children. Once again, chickenpox is preventable. The flu shot is made from different strains each year. The strains are selected by monitoring which type of influenza is seen in Asia, starting in Hong Kong and spreading east.