COLCHESTER -- State health experts are investigating
an outbreak of chicken pox in Colchester.
65 students at the Jack Jackter Elementary School got
chicken pox last year. It was one of the largest
outbreaks in the state.
The Centers for Disease Control is also involved in
the investigation. That's because some of the students
who got sick were vaccinated against chicken pox.
The chicken pox vaccine has a 20-percent failure
rate.
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