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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]
patphil
(9,258 posts)46. I was in grade school when the Salk Vaccine was introduced in 1955.
We were marched out of our class rooms, one room at a time, to the area where the vaccines were being administered. I don't think anyone objected to getting their kids being vaccinated, given the devastation polio was causing across the country.
I believe it was originally 3 doses over several months, with a booster dose coming later.
At the time it was seen as nothing less than a miracle.
Now, of course, so many people are Trump stupid and haven't got the consciousness needed to make intelligent, rational decisions for their kids when it comes to serious diseases.
Note, Trump stupid is a particular kind of stupid. It was born of Trump's ignorance and arrogance, and just naturally evolved into that special kind of stupid that his hard core base is so fond to call their own.
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My opinion - Anti-vaxxers who weren't alive when polio was rampant should STFU about vaccines [View all]
MIButterfly
12 hrs ago
OP
We should probably have a regularly scheduled post on science and vaccines...
littlemissmartypants
11 hrs ago
#44
When I was in grade school in the 1950's, we had a girl in our class who had polio.
calguy
12 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
11 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
9 hrs ago
#86
I used to have to be tolerant of them when they were few in number an had no influence
MustLoveBeagles
11 hrs ago
#37
Where we lived, the shots then the sugar cube drew huge long lines of kids and adults
Attilatheblond
9 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
11 hrs ago
#29
Like polluters, they are unwilling to test their theories by putting their own skin in the game
bucolic_frolic
11 hrs ago
#34
I had polio in 1952. I eventually regained the use of my arm and have had a normal life.
dedl67
11 hrs ago
#38
Just because someone remembers polio is no guarantee they support vaccination. My mother has a friend who was born in
Fil1957
11 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
10 hrs ago
#65
What about those of us who support vaccinations and weren't born back in the 50s?
cstanleytech
10 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
10 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
9 hrs ago
#73
Do you remember when Dear Abby used to tell people about places where they could swap shoes
Attilatheblond
9 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
9 hrs ago
#77
Vaccinations that worked so well, that people of later generations question
Bristlecone
10 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
10 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
10 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
7 hrs ago
#91