WA: 2013 Chickenpox cases- Orcas Island outbreak

[Shiloh]

Source: http://www.issaquahpress.com/2013/06/18/chicken-pox-shows-up-at-middle-school/

Chicken pox shows up at middle school
June 18, 2013

By Staff

Pacific Cascade Middle School has confirmed two cases of chicken pox at the school...

 

[Shiloh]

Re: WA: 2013 Chickenpox cases- Orcas Island outbreak

Source: http://www.sanjuanislander.com/island-newshome/more/health/8225-chicken-pox-outbreak-on-orcas-island

Monday, 30 Dec 2013

Chicken pox outbreak on Orcas Island
Written by Sharon Kivisto


Six children and one adult have contracted chicken pox on Orcas Island, according to Dr. Frank James, San Juan County Health Officer. The adult and children are involved with a preschool on Orcas Island...

 

[Shiloh]

Re: WA: 2013 Chickenpox cases- Orcas Island outbreak

Source: http://www.sanjuanjournal.com/news/238314341.html

Orcas Island struck by chickenpox outbreak
Today at 4:47PM

Kaleidoscope Preschool and Childcare Center in Eastsound has had seven cases of possible chickenpox since the first outbreak on Dec. 28. One teacher is also infected.

Shortly after the first incident, 11 children were immunized at the center. Two of those kids, who were thought to have contracted chickenpox, were later deemed to have had a negative reaction to the immunization. Doctors cleared them to return to school...

 

[Emily]

Re: WA: 2013 Chickenpox cases- Orcas Island outbreak

Paulsen?s son Jaxon was the first reported case on Dec. 28. Ten days prior, he had received the immunization shot.

?His case would have been a lot worse if he didn?t have that shot,? Paulsen said. ?He probably has 200 pox on him.?

I'm wondering about this batch of vaccine if the index case on an island had 200 pox on him 10 days after the vaccine...