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In reply to the discussion: My opinion - Anti-vaxxers who weren't alive when polio was rampant should STFU about vaccines [View all]
Disaffected
(6,620 posts)33. Or diphtheria.
Science & Lessons from a Graveyard
What an outbreak of diphtheria can teach MAHA moms today about nature:
More than a hundred years ago, in the quiet prairie south of Hartford, Kansas, a tragedy unfolded that still speaks today. In a small cemetery are markers: the final resting place of eight children that died in a 1903 diphtheria outbreak. Their names, etched in stone offers a warning and stark reminder of a time when medicine had few answers.
https://brianhmathison.substack.com/p/science-and-lessons-from-a-graveyard
Warning: It is heartbreaking to read their stories.
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My opinion - Anti-vaxxers who weren't alive when polio was rampant should STFU about vaccines [View all]
MIButterfly
19 hrs ago
OP
We should probably have a regularly scheduled post on science and vaccines...
littlemissmartypants
17 hrs ago
#44
When I was in grade school in the 1950's, we had a girl in our class who had polio.
calguy
19 hrs ago
#6
A child in our school about two years older had polio. Went from braces to a chair to the grave by age 14.
twodogsbarking
18 hrs ago
#32
Me too. My uncle and cousin had polio. I remember the long lines in the hot summer to get the sugar cube
debm55
15 hrs ago
#86
I used to have to be tolerant of them when they were few in number an had no influence
MustLoveBeagles
18 hrs ago
#37
Where we lived, the shots then the sugar cube drew huge long lines of kids and adults
Attilatheblond
16 hrs ago
#72
I worked with a lady in the late 80s whose husband wore braces on both legs from having had polio as a child...
wcmagumba
18 hrs ago
#29
Like polluters, they are unwilling to test their theories by putting their own skin in the game
bucolic_frolic
18 hrs ago
#34
I had polio in 1952. I eventually regained the use of my arm and have had a normal life.
dedl67
18 hrs ago
#38
Just because someone remembers polio is no guarantee they support vaccination. My mother has a friend who was born in
Fil1957
18 hrs ago
#39
Yeah it is. This is someone who was sending out images of Trump as Jesus back in '20. She's also into eastern
Fil1957
16 hrs ago
#65
What about those of us who support vaccinations and weren't born back in the 50s?
cstanleytech
17 hrs ago
#51
I was born in mid-1955 and recall neighbors who walked with a limp from polio and considered themselves damned lucky!
SheltieLover
17 hrs ago
#55
One of my aunts was one of those neighbors who got off lucky with a limp & feet that were very different sizes
Attilatheblond
16 hrs ago
#73
Do you remember when Dear Abby used to tell people about places where they could swap shoes
Attilatheblond
16 hrs ago
#75
My aunt would be in her 130s by now, so, no. But I will file that info away for anyone who needs such help
Attilatheblond
16 hrs ago
#77
Vaccinations that worked so well, that people of later generations question
Bristlecone
17 hrs ago
#59
People in "iron lungs" were real. My sister had a relationship with one. Unsure of the extent. I was pretty young. nt
Evolve Dammit
16 hrs ago
#66
I'm guessing all the dead MAGAT anti-covid vaccine morons would be in the no need for polio vaccine camp.
NoMoreRepugs
16 hrs ago
#68
I had polio as a child. Had braces on my legs for a while. Apparently hated the braces so much that I
highplainsdem
14 hrs ago
#91