My opinion - Anti-vaxxers who weren't alive when polio was rampant should STFU about vaccines

[MIButterfly]

Last edited Tue Jun 2, 2026, 07:19 PM - Edit history (2)

I was born in 1953 and I remember as a child how terrifying the prospect of getting polio was and how relieved people were when there was a vaccine. I distinctly remember when the sugar cube came out and people were lined up to get it. My mother took me right away. We had eliminated polio and smallpox with vaccines and other diseases, like measles, were almost completely eradicated as well. Now they're making a comeback.

As another poster wrote a few years back, go to an old cemetery and see how many children and babies died back in the day from diseases that are now prevented with vaccines.

I just don't get people that deny the value of vaccinations. If a vaccine really gave people autism, everybody would have autism. George Soros (or whatever liberal boogeyman they're afraid of) isn't putting a tracking device in vaccines; the cellphones they're on 24/7 is where the tracking devices are. Duh.

I'm no medical or scientific genius, but I'm no idiot either. To me, the only reason not to get vaccinated is if you have an allergic reaction or have a religious objection (which I don't understand why God wouldn't want you to be healthy and live your best life but it's not my place to question anyone else's religious beliefs). It's certainly not because you did your "research" on anti-vax websites or listen to idiots like RFK Jr.