I would normally agree except that I know the complications list on chicken pox; the only "chicken" thing about it is the name.
However, having said that, we have killed chicken pox in this family of four kids no less than four times, one kid right after the other as they showed up with spots -- with vitamin C, about 6 gms when the spots appear. It's easier to kill than a cold, and they never caught it again, either.
We were about to leave a wintry area of the country to drive halfway across country for a move with kids ranging from ages 11 down to 1.5, all coming down in turn with chicken pox, with a huge Ryder van, a sedan and a small station wagon, and only two drivers. We love vitamin C for chicken pox.
We DON'T recommend the route down to Winnemucca from Idaho even sans chicken pox in the loads -- very dangerous and highly traveled by truckers and people scurrying over the state line to gamble. They like to pass on hill/curves (and didn't like me for blocking them from passing my whole family -- all three vehicles -- on those hills and curves) -- (smile).
LOL...well, that sounds like a REAL fun trip!
Never heard of Vit. C helping with chicken pox, and now I'll never get to test it out for myself!
What really worries me is that no one knows just how long this chicken pox vaccine is good for, and I also know that you definitely DON'T want chicken pox as an adult. I worry that my kids' vaccines will wear off when they are adults and THEN they'll get it.
I watched a grown-up suffer for three months with dangerously high fever, hallucinations, you name it...all because he contracted chicken pox from his kids as an adult. (BTW...the kids were over it within a week or so.)
So I really would prefer it if they got the dang thing as kids, when it is MUCH less serious. (Yes, I know that a few children are in grave danger from it. They are, of course, in the minority.)
Regards,