Chickenpox parties

Because chickenpox is usually more severe in adults than it is in children, some parents deliberately expose their children to the virus, for example by taking them to "chickenpox parties". Doctors counter that children are safer getting the vaccine, which is a weakened form of the virus, rather than getting the disease, which can be fatal.
In general a vaccine is a better job then intentionally catching a virus in order to "get it over with"Charles, M.D., Shamard (22 March 2019). "Doctors say Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin is wrong about 'chickenpox on purpose'". NBC News. Retrieved 22 March 2019. Chickenpox parties were once a popular way for parents to expose their children to the virus so they would get sick, recover and build up immunity to the disease. ... Most doctors believe that deliberately infecting a child with the full-blown virus is a bad idea. While chickenpox is mild for most children, it can be a dangerous virus for others – and there's no way to know which child will have a serious case, experts say."Chicken Pox parties do more harm than good, says doctor". KSLA News 12 Shreveport, Louisiana News Weather & Sports. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2011.Committee to Review Adverse Effects of Vaccines; Institute of, Medicine; Stratton, K.; Ford, A.; Rusch, E.; Clayton, E. W. (2011). Adverse Effects of Vaccines: Evidence and Causality. doi:10.17226/13164
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