Quarantine Signs for Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
In the pre-vaccine era, quarantines were the only way to try and help stop many diseases from spreading in the community.
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The Unvaccinated Child
The main things to understand about the unvaccinated child is that they aren’t healthier than other kids, are just at more risk for getting a vaccine preventable disease, and should get caught up on their vaccines as soon as possible.
When Measles Epidemics Would Close Schools
While you likely don’t remember when large epidemics of measles would close schools, it’s a reminder that measles wasn’t thought of as the mild disease that some claim it was.
Is the Chicken Pox Vaccine Creating a Shingles Epidemic?
The chicken pox vaccine is not creating a shingles epidemic and will likely help kids be at less risk of shingles later in life.