Vigo County Reports 85 Cases of Chicken Pox

27.11.12

Filed Under: ECI News

It‘s the largest outbreak of chicken pox in the country. Approximately 85 cases of chicken pox have been reported in Vigo County, but health officials are worried that as many as 100 kids could be infected by the end of the week. The Vigo County Health Department says a lot of the have been vaccinated, but occasionally a strain of the chicken pox virus can mutate, rendering the vaccine a lot less effective.

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