What should be observed after a chickenpox vaccination?
After a chickenpox vaccination you should make sure that you do not become pregnant for another three months after the vaccination. Apart from pregnant women, immunocompromised patients, patients with an allergy to chicken protein and an allergy to neomycin should not be vaccinated. Fever can occur as a reaction to the chickenpox vaccination.
The vaccine contains attenuated/non-toxic pathogens that cannot cause a complete disease of chickenpox, but can lead to a mild general reaction. In the course of this general reaction, a fever may occur, which should subside within a few days. In rare cases, the increase in fever can also lead to febrile convulsions.
Approximately one in ten vaccinated persons may develop a slight fever as a result of the vaccination. Furthermore, one to four weeks after the vaccination, a so-called vaccination disease rarely occurs. This is a very weak form of the vaccinated disease. In the case of chickenpox there is a slight fever and a mild rash similar to chickenpox. In addition to fever as a side effect, there are mainly local reactions at the injection site, such as redness, swelling or even pain in the arm.
Complications of vaccination
Complications rarely occur after a chickenpox vaccination. The complications include: occur. The side effects of the combination vaccine are the same.
- An allergic reaction of the skin at the vaccination site
- Shinglesand
- In immunocompromised patients may also have a mild chickenpox disease
Can children vaccinated against chickenpox infect other children?
Potentially, the pathogen can be transmitted. However, this can only occur if the vaccinated person develops a vaccination disease, i.e. a mild form of chickenpox. Nevertheless, it is still very unlikely that another person will be infected by such a vaccinated person. In the few cases that have been described so far, the people who have been infected are immunocompromised persons or pregnant women. Since an infection through a vaccination has been observed extremely rarely so far, this infection need not really be feared.
