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Like other vaccines, the chickenpox vaccine prevents children from contracting the virus that causes chickenpox. Chickenpox is harmless to most children but can be deadly and can lead to the disease shingles later in life.

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Zovirax can reduce the risk of severe complications in patients at high risk for severe chickenpox disease. It's not typically used as universal treatment.

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