Chickenpox vaccine is not recommended
for certain people, including:
- Women who are pregnant or breast-feeding. Women
need to wait 3 months after receiving the chickenpox vaccine before they become
pregnant.
- Some people with
impaired immune systems.
- People who are
taking high doses of
corticosteroids by mouth. People who are taking low
doses of corticosteroids or who are taking these medicines by inhalation (such
as people with
asthma) may be able to get the chickenpox
vaccine.
- People with serious long-term illnesses, such as children
with
leukemia.
- People who are allergic to the
antibiotic neomycin. The chickenpox vaccine contains a small amount of
neomycin.
- People who have recently received an injection of
immunoglobulin (IG). This is used to increase a person's ability to fight
infection. People need to wait 3 to 6 months after receiving IG before getting
the chickenpox vaccine.
