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MichMan

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50. I'm 68, so by the time I was born, the polio vaccine was pretty common

Tue Jun 2, 2026, 05:51 PM

8 hrs ago

I never knew anyone who had polio.

Yet, according to the OP, I have no business commenting on the value of any vaccines produced since then, and just need to STFU.

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My opinion - Anti-vaxxers who weren't alive when polio was rampant should STFU about vaccines [View all] MIButterfly 10 hrs ago OP

My former brother in law had polio UpInArms 10 hrs ago #1

My Grandfather had a bum leg from polio pfitz59 10 hrs ago #2

My Uncle Otis had it as a kid JustAnotherGen 10 hrs ago #3

Pretty damn sure they'll have had a Tetanus shot. Ferryboat 10 hrs ago #4

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In the Long Game, I think B.See 10 hrs ago #9

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LG Emile 10 hrs ago #15

do enjoy your latest brief stay niyad 10 hrs ago #16

I alerted MustLoveBeagles 10 hrs ago #20

I knew that somebody had! niyad 10 hrs ago #21

That was some weird shit! Quiet Em 10 hrs ago #24

That it was MustLoveBeagles 10 hrs ago #26

I couldn't make any sense of it either MIButterfly 10 hrs ago #27

One Of The Least Informed Posts I've Ever Seen ProfessorGAC 10 hrs ago #12

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Nobody Said It Was ProfessorGAC 10 hrs ago #22

Are you sure you're in the right place? MustLoveBeagles 10 hrs ago #13

I see that our resident troll is busy today. niyad 10 hrs ago #18

We should probably have a regularly scheduled post on science and vaccines... littlemissmartypants 9 hrs ago #44

My first troll MIButterfly 9 hrs ago #28

What flavour pizza do you like? niyad 10 hrs ago #14

When I was in grade school in the 1950's, we had a girl in our class who had polio. calguy 10 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 9 hrs ago #32

Bottom line, the right wing MAGA mentality is B.See 10 hrs ago #7

They're a death cult and proud of it. wnylib 8 hrs ago #60

I agree MustLoveBeagles 10 hrs ago #8

You are just a youngster! sheshe2 10 hrs ago #19

Mentally I'm in my twenties MustLoveBeagles 10 hrs ago #23

It sounds good to me! sheshe2 9 hrs ago #31

My husband once accused me of not acting my age MustLoveBeagles 8 hrs ago #54

Didn't have time to be in my 20s when I was in my 20s Attilatheblond 7 hrs ago #71

I remember getting an injection when the Salk vaccine came out. anciano 10 hrs ago #10

I remember those iron lungs, they scared the hell out of me. demosincebirth 8 hrs ago #49

Me too. My uncle and cousin had polio. I remember the long lines in the hot summer to get the sugar cube debm55 6 hrs ago #86

My mother-in-law was one of the last people in America to get polio. NNadir 10 hrs ago #25

My grandmother had it and survived - TBF 9 hrs ago #35

I used to have to be tolerant of them when they were few in number an had no influence MustLoveBeagles 9 hrs ago #37

Where we lived, the shots then the sugar cube drew huge long lines of kids and adults Attilatheblond 7 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 9 hrs ago #29

Check FDR. demosincebirth 8 hrs ago #52

It was a scary time Chalco 9 hrs ago #30

Or diphtheria. Disaffected 9 hrs ago #33

Like polluters, they are unwilling to test their theories by putting their own skin in the game bucolic_frolic 9 hrs ago #34

I was born in '47... GiqueCee 9 hrs ago #36

I agree with you 100% about RFK, Jr MIButterfly 9 hrs ago #43

VERY interesting (and most welcome) details! calimary 5 hrs ago #94

I had polio in 1952. I eventually regained the use of my arm and have had a normal life. dedl67 9 hrs ago #38

Just because someone remembers polio is no guarantee they support vaccination. My mother has a friend who was born in Fil1957 9 hrs ago #39

How sad MIButterfly 9 hrs ago #45

Yeah it is. This is someone who was sending out images of Trump as Jesus back in '20. She's also into eastern Fil1957 8 hrs ago #65

Yikes! Trump as Jesus? MIButterfly 7 hrs ago #70

I agree LetMyPeopleVote 9 hrs ago #40

From another Boomer BeneteauBum 9 hrs ago #41

53'er here too. czarjak 9 hrs ago #42

I was in grade school when the Salk Vaccine was introduced in 1955. patphil 8 hrs ago #46

Amen and amen! paleotn 8 hrs ago #47

A good friend canetoad 8 hrs ago #48

I'm 68, so by the time I was born, the polio vaccine was pretty common MichMan 8 hrs ago #50

No, that's not what I meant at all and I'm sorry if it came out that way MIButterfly 8 hrs ago #56

Seems pretty clear. Not sure how else it could be taken MichMan 8 hrs ago #67

I'm sorry MIButterfly 7 hrs ago #80

I would just change the title from "people" to "antivaxxers" MichMan 7 hrs ago #81

Done MIButterfly 7 hrs ago #83

This message was self-deleted by its author Mariana 6 hrs ago #90

What about those of us who support vaccinations and weren't born back in the 50s? cstanleytech 8 hrs ago #51

I meant no offense by my post and I'm sorry if it came across otherwise MIButterfly 8 hrs ago #57

Just wanted to make sure 😊 cstanleytech 8 hrs ago #58

My aunt had polio nuxvomica 8 hrs ago #53

I was born in mid-1955 and recall neighbors who walked with a limp from polio and considered themselves damned lucky! SheltieLover 8 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 7 hrs ago #73

... SheltieLover 7 hrs ago #74

Do you remember when Dear Abby used to tell people about places where they could swap shoes Attilatheblond 7 hrs ago #75

No I'd never heard about that. SheltieLover 7 hrs ago #76

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 7 hrs ago #77

I had a friend whose 1 foot was a half size zmaller than her other foot SheltieLover 7 hrs ago #79

Vaccinations that worked so well, that people of later generations question Bristlecone 8 hrs ago #59

You speak the truth! MIButterfly 8 hrs ago #62

I don't think it's about vaccines BaronChocula 8 hrs ago #61

My sweetheart of a mother caught it at age 3, in the late 1920s lostnfound 8 hrs ago #63

I have the mark of the beast on my arm NHvet 8 hrs ago #64

People in "iron lungs" were real. My sister had a relationship with one. Unsure of the extent. I was pretty young. nt Evolve Dammit 8 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 8 hrs ago #68

I was born in 1955. I had a sheltered childhood, but. I remember Vogon_Glory 7 hrs ago #69

Survivors Maninacan 7 hrs ago #78

As a kid, nothing terrified me more CanonRay 7 hrs ago #82

You're so right charliea 7 hrs ago #84

RFK Jr. is anti vax The Wizard 6 hrs ago #85

Alan Alda told his story of recovering from polio FullySupportDems 6 hrs ago #87

Amen. tavernier 6 hrs ago #88

Amen ! republianmushroom 6 hrs ago #89

I had polio as a child. Had braces on my legs for a while. Apparently hated the braces so much that I highplainsdem 5 hrs ago #91

Every So Often The Conductor 5 hrs ago #92

Bring back the pictures of polio kids in iron lungs. Aussie105 5 hrs ago #93

My sister's best friend from 6 years old had polio and we were all vaxed Bev54 4 hrs ago #95

The baby graves were visible from my school playground Betty Boom 2 hrs ago #96

My grandma was cribbled from polio. Figarosmom 1 hr ago #97