 [ Symptoms ] can you get chicken pox twice had it as a baby am now 19 and been exposed to it [ Disease ] possibly children who get chicken pox at a very young age a baby or even get a vaccination before age one often do not maintain an immunity and many times the early diagnosis of chicken pox was incorrect in which case you may get chicken pox in 2 3 weeks or if you did have chicken pox in the past you could get shingles