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It didn't exist either for me. 70s baby here. Pretty sure we still had pox parties back then! 
My mom was worried because of my age (12 or 13). She was an icu nurse who had had a young adult patient die of chicken pox a couple years before then. I had a moderate case - I was miserable, but no medical intervention required.
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