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In reply to the discussion: Yes, Virginia there ARE Two Sides to Vaccines [View all]MineralMan
(146,307 posts)Until it was made mandatory, many people refused it, and for the same illogical reasons people are still rejecting vaccination. I have my smallpox vaccine scar. It's a historical thing. I also caught all the common childhood diseases, since vaccines were not available for them. A very good friend of mine lost a year of grammar school because she contracted encephalitis from the measles. She survived, but lost a year of her life.
Measles killed another of my childhood friends. Polio got a couple more. Diphtheria was already unheard of by my childhood, thank goodness. It was a common cause of death in children at one time.
People have always been stupid about vaccination. I'm sure some will continue to be. I hope their children survive their stupidity.