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According to a new study published in the journalarchives of pediatrics & adolescent medicine, children of parents who refuse vaccines are over eight times more likely to get chickenpox compared to fully immunized children [1]. the study, funded by the national institute of allergy and infectious diseases (niaid), it is the first to assess the relationship between parental vaccine refusal and the risk of chickenpox in children.

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Tags: Infectious Disease, Infection, Chickenpox, Disease and Condition, Parenting, Children's Health, Relationship, Vaccine

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