School with high vaccine exemptions has N.C.'s worst chickenpox outbreak since 1995

A chickenpox outbreak at a private school now ranks as the state's largest since a vaccine for the virus became available more than 20 years ago, health officials say.

As of Friday, 36 students at Asheville Waldorf School had contracted the varicella virus, known to most as chickenpox. The school has one of the highest vaccination religious exemption rates in North Carolina.

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Child Protective Services paid a Texas family a visit earlier this week after learning that their home had been used to host a massive “chickenpox party.

Child Protective Services paid a Texas family a visit earlier this week after learning that their home had been used to host a massive “chickenpox party.

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Wisconsin immunization law requires vaccinations for certain grade levels

The Wisconsin immunization law requires students entering grades six and 12 to show proof of having received two doses of chickenpox vaccine, or a reported history of having chicken pox.

Wisconsin immunization law requires vaccinations for certain grade levels