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POX STRIKES BACK

Chickenpox docs want second doses of vaccine—but some parents are resisting

By J. Kelman, Newser User

Posted Mar 20, 2007 10:02 AM CDT

(Newser) – Doctors now recommend that kids get a second dose of chickenpox vaccine, but a lot of wary parents are balking. A recent study concluded that the longer patients had gone since getting the first dose, the more likely they were to contract the pox, and... Read full story »

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