Twenty people have been hospitalized. Most cases are in children.
  • jaybone@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    2 months ago

    Chicken pox parties were a thing in the 70s and 80s. I think that’s before they had a vaccine? I don’t remember measles parties being a thing though.

    • OrteilGenou@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      2 months ago

      No shit, chicken pox is not particularly serious compared to fucking measles. These people are idiots

      • shalafi@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        2 months ago

        For little ones, no big deal. For teens or older, it’s godawful. Easily the worst sickness of my entire life.

    • shalafi@lemmy.worldEnglish
      0·
      2 months ago

      My parents tried to get me sick in the 70s, never caught it. Then I got hit with chicken pox when I was 16 and it fucked me royal, still have scars. Be damned sure I got my shingles vax though!

      • Ledericas@lemm.eeEnglish
        1·
        2 months ago

        Chickenpox is severe the older you are. Compared to shingles, chickenpox is more likely to cause severe symptoms