Topic: chicken pox

Chicken Pox Lollipops: Gross, And Also Not A Safe Way To Avoid Vaccines

Chicken Pox Lollipops: Gross, And Also Not A Safe Way To Avoid Vaccines

According to WSMV-TV, a Nashville, Tennessee mom was selling lollipops contaminated with her kids’ chicken pox-laced saliva via social media networks, for $50 a pop. Can you say creepy? We wouldn’t put a used lollipop in our mouths, even if we DID know exactly where it came from. But gross-out factor aside, her “chicken pox lollipops” (or the more common “chicken pox parties”) also aren’t that safe. In fact, they could be a good way to increase your child’s risk of contracting hepatitis. More »