The WHO only recommends vaccines for older people, immunocompromised people, pregnant people, and those in healthcare. This lines up with their flu vaccine recommendations.
The US is usually more aggressive with pushing vaccines: flu, COVID were recommended to everyone. The chickenpox vaccine is also recommended for kids, but that’s not the case in lots of Europe (apparently).
chickenpox is a wierd one, because of the potential of adult chickenpox being severe, and shingle sin younger adults is also on the rise. i think the at-risk groups like health workers in the uk gets Chickenpox vaccine quickly. the vaccine also doesnt give 100% protection, it just makes it so you dont get symptomatic most of the time.
The WHO only recommends vaccines for older people, immunocompromised people, pregnant people, and those in healthcare. This lines up with their flu vaccine recommendations.
The US is usually more aggressive with pushing vaccines: flu, COVID were recommended to everyone. The chickenpox vaccine is also recommended for kids, but that’s not the case in lots of Europe (apparently).
chickenpox is a wierd one, because of the potential of adult chickenpox being severe, and shingle sin younger adults is also on the rise. i think the at-risk groups like health workers in the uk gets Chickenpox vaccine quickly. the vaccine also doesnt give 100% protection, it just makes it so you dont get symptomatic most of the time.