The Ghosts of Chickenpox Parties Past The notion that deliberate infection parties for children, once common in the pre vaccine era, are now a thing of the past is comforting.
However, with vaccination successes being undermined by anti vaxxer sentiment and growing complacency about childhood illnesses, it's essential to revisit this practice.
Before widespread vaccination, parents who had contracted chickenpox themselves often exposed their children to the virus on purpose.