Chicken Pox: Debunking the Myths




The Scope Radio show

Summary: Does your child have a rash? Red bumps all over the skin that leaves scabs? Does it look like chicken pox? <a href="http://healthcare.utah.edu/fad/mddetail.php?physicianID=u0548562">Dr. Cindy Gellner</a> thinks probably not. If your child received her standard 12-month immunizations, she has already received the chicken pox vaccine. The vaccine has a 97 percent effectiveness, so whatever your child has is probably something else and Dr. Gellner gives you some suggestions as to what it might be.