[so_real]

Pish posh. I had chicken pox as a child. No big deal. I had shingles as an adult. That was actually pretty awful. But I was never at risk for a "guillain barre" reaction to the vaccine, which would have been so much worse. So I'll chalk it up as a win in the big picture for me. The other unvaccinated adults in my family don't seem to mind either.

[hanamizu]

For most kids chicken pox was a week off from school, some itching, and a couple of scars. And since it is so contagious (because it is contagious before you feel sick) nearly everyone got it as a kid. But it can and does kill adults who contract it.