tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post3540656882827701247..comments2024-03-20T16:27:56.522+00:00Comments on Norfolk Blogger: Yes, to a Chicken Pox VaccineNich Starlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04237390959601973501noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post-22661628788577111242007-11-08T15:29:00.000+00:002007-11-08T15:29:00.000+00:00Depending on how the vaccine works, it may also sa...Depending on how the vaccine works, it may also save adult lives.<BR/><BR/>I know little of how much it cost, and that is what it will most likely come down to.<BR/><BR/>I am aware that there are types of medication were you can be advised not to go near people with chicken pox. <BR/><BR/>I also imagine there will also be medical conditions that make chickenpox more dangerous.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13436610374515422703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post-64783740164682650692007-11-08T09:53:00.000+00:002007-11-08T09:53:00.000+00:00This is the sort of thing which leaves me in two m...This is the sort of thing which leaves me in two minds.<BR/>Compulsion to have medical treatment is a shady area...<BR/><BR/>On balance though, since Chicken Pox is a communicable disease there is a public health argument to be made (unlike say obesity) and I'd come down on the side of at the very least offering it free in schools.<BR/><BR/>I'm not sure about point 2 though, but the public health argument is sufficient in this case.Tristanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15395992764678278326noreply@blogger.com