(1) A confirmed or probable case must be excluded from school, medical offices, and other public places and instructed to avoid contact with individuals who are susceptible until vesicles become dry.

(2) Susceptible contacts should be evaluated and counseled regarding the advisability of and recommendations for post-exposure vaccination.

(3) Susceptible contacts ineligible for immunization and determined to be at high-risk for complications should be promptly evaluated for consideration whether varicella-zoster immune globulin (VZIG) administration should occur.