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Scrivener7

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32. I narrowly missed all of that. My brother talks about the kids lining up at school for the

Reply to llmart (Reply #31)

Mon Oct 13, 2025, 11:54 AM

Oct 2025

polio vax. Three of my older siblings got the measles and the mumps, but the vaccines for them were approved when I was little, so I got them.

There was a rush to get all of them for the younger kids in my family. And every other family I grew up with, because they knew what those diseases could do.

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Over 150 unvaccinated students in South Carolina quarantining after measles exposure [View all] riversedge Oct 2025 OP

"Nation's new top vaccine advisory panel set to meet on new guidelinesA critical CDC vaccine panel is set for today, wei riversedge Oct 2025 #1

"But Muh Freedumb!!!!" hatrack Oct 2025 #2

The stupid runs deep in South Carolina. llmart Oct 2025 #3

Good point about third world status. Prof. Toru Tanaka Oct 2025 #10

The US and other developed countries hoarded vaccine during the Covid-19 pandemic dedl67 Oct 2025 #17

I think Jared had something to do with that if I remember correctly. llmart Oct 2025 #23

I think we passed the continuing stage mdbl Oct 2025 #12

Give them the GOP Darwin Medal bucolic_frolic Oct 2025 #4

Sigh. irisblue Oct 2025 #5

Hey, why bother quarantining? These nuts will now AllyCat Oct 2025 #6

"Minnesota's measles case count jumps to 20, with most unvaccinated children", CBS, 10/12/25 progree Oct 2025 #7

I feel that 'most' says enough. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Oct 2025 #8

I'm just curious about the percentage anyway progree Oct 2025 #18

That leaves out that the unvaccinated are clustered IbogaProject Oct 2025 #21

I don't understand why you are making up numbers. yardwork Oct 2025 #22

Wait till parents mgardener Oct 2025 #9

Good. There is nothing like having a kid unexpectedly home to inconvenience parents Warpy Oct 2025 #11

Only when it starts to affect ordinary, regular folks will they be upset. riversedge Oct 2025 #16

RFK Jr asks "We're any of the boys with measles circumcised?" Gimpyknee Oct 2025 #13

The Shame of the Kennedys... GiqueCee Oct 2025 #14

Completely avoidable. Hope none of them die or have horrible lasting effects. Scrivener7 Oct 2025 #15

Back when I was a child, before the vaccine... llmart Oct 2025 #24

I'm so sorry. Can you imagine voluntarily bringing that on your children? Scrivener7 Oct 2025 #29

No, I can't llmart Oct 2025 #31

I narrowly missed all of that. My brother talks about the kids lining up at school for the Scrivener7 Oct 2025 #32

You're lucky to have gotten them. llmart Oct 2025 #33

Weird thing: I had a bad case of chicken pox in my twenties. I had to get my titers Scrivener7 Oct 2025 #34

Remember when the right came unglued over COVID lockdowns? Where is their anger now? nt Hotler Oct 2025 #19

I'm an old man, so my health isn't much of an issue, anymore. Paladin Oct 2025 #20

Not good. ck4829 Oct 2025 #25

Gross, stay away from filthy diseased unvaxed magats- they don't care about their own health let alone others Blues Heron Oct 2025 #26

Make measles great again. LisaL Oct 2025 #27

Where I grew up they called such people "'dumb asses". They were smarter than they sounded. twodogsbarking Oct 2025 #28

They wouldn't let their child be the stinky kid in class but they're OK w/ their child being the disease vector kid. Solly Mack Oct 2025 #30