[QUOTE=We refused the CP vaccine because I think it's healthier to catch it as a child - lifelong immunity is usually built, and the risk of having shingles as an adult is much lower. Shingles can be extremely dangerous in adults. I worry that lots of kids getting the shot for CP now will forget to have boosters when they're older (the vaccine doesn't last forever) and they'll get a bad case of CP or shingles as an adult.[/QUOTE]
Just FYI (not necessarily for you, but maybe for others who dont know), you have to get chicken pox before you can get shingles. So, if you have chicken pox as a child, even if you didnt show any symptoms, you can still get shingles. I think though, that if you get CP as an adult, you can get shingles immediately after or something. Its the same virus, just coming from the spinal cord where it lies dormant.
