Tragically, that some folks still host and go to chicken pox parties is not a myth.
History of Chicken Pox Parties
In the pre-vaccine era, chicken pox parties made some sense.
Since getting chicken pox was inevitable, you wanted your kids to get it when they were young.
That might help avoid some of the more serious complications of getting chicken pox as an adult.
Chicken Pox Parties
But now, with a safe and effective chicken pox vaccine, there is no good reason that kids should have to get chicken pox.
Getting chicken pox on purpose at a chicken pox party or from a chicken pox contaminated lollipop (welcome to the 21st century) that you ordered on the internet puts your child at risk with no extra benefit.
More on Chicken Pox Parties
- Believe It or Not, Chicken Pox Parties Are Still a Thing
- Who Dies from Chicken Pox?
- What’s the Evidence for Measles Parties?
- Pox parties taken to the next (illegal) level
- Think Chickenpox is Party Worthy? Think Again
- Chicken Pox Party : RSVP No
- Orgies of Death – The Dangerous Tradition of Pox Parties and Measles Teas
- How a Chickenpox Lollipop and a Pink Birthmark Got Me All Worked Up About Vaccination
- Chickenpox can kill – it’s a myth to believe otherwise
- “Pox packages,” child abuse, and the violation of federal law
- Crashing the Pox Party