A pox party is a normal party for children organised by parents whose kids have the chicken pox. The purpose of such a party is that attendants of the party get the chicken pox too, so that they become immune for the disease. In mid 2005, rumours had spread that the default chickenpox vaccine wouldn't be safe and effective. Chicken pox, also spelled chickenpox, is a common childhood disease caused by the varicella_zoster virus (VZV), also known as human herpes virus 3 (HHV_3), one of the eight herpesviruses known to affect humans. ... 2005(MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Chickenpox virus experts contradict this by saying that of all children that get vaccinated against the disease, only 15% will still get the chickenpox, and only with minimal symptoms.

A natural infection kills or retardates 0.002% procent of the children that suffer from the disease. "Imagine losing a child because you were dumb enough to bring him to a pox party," Anne A. Gershon, a professional on the subject, says.

Doctors also warn that pox parties can be immensely dangerous. A child that had the chicken pox can also receive a reactivated pox-disease later in life in the form of shingles.