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haele

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19. My mom was telling me yesterday about getting me a "new" polio vaccine.

Reply to Stuart G (Original post)

Sat Jul 4, 2020, 09:59 PM

Jul 2020

I had just gotten over post-partum Scarletina, about 8 months old or so when they dropped by Mom's old high school to visit with some of her teachers, and one told her of the new Polio vaccine they were trying out on the high school kids, so she, Dad and I all stood in line and got our shots.
This was in 1960.
Dad lost one of his Elementary school friends to Polio; it was a big scary deal back then. And yes, they closed public facilities and warned people to distance and wear masks back then if a cluster of infections started popping up.
Thing is with most diseases those days, people were contact shortly before showing symptoms. With COVID, it's definitely not the same.

Haele

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I had a talk with a more "mature friend" about the .."polio vaccine" [View all] Stuart G Jul 2020 OP

I definitely know someone who had polio. soothsayer Jul 2020 #1

There were plenty of news stories with photos, and LIFE magazine presented us with many visuals Hekate Jul 2020 #10

My Mother couldn't get us down to the school fast enough! leftieNanner Jul 2020 #2

First grade agingdem Jul 2020 #7

Your last paragraph says it all for me. I think the October Surprise will be a false vaccine ... Hekate Jul 2020 #14

My brother got polio when he was about 5 or 6 He was paralized from the neck down. katmondoo Jul 2020 #16

I think it has a lot to do with the malaise Jul 2020 #3

Being 'mature' myself I vivicly remember Polio COLGATE4 Jul 2020 #4

My inlaws are in their eighties. Lars39 Jul 2020 #5

Jonas Salk also gave his vaccine for free Greybnk48 Jul 2020 #6

There are still some people like that. Stuart G Jul 2020 #8

University of Pittsburgh... Freedomofspeech Jul 2020 #13

My dad couldn't get me to my school fast enough for the vaccine. dmr Jul 2020 #9

Ex wife in Salk test group and then got polio unc70 Jul 2020 #11

Any vaccine associated with Trump's admin I'll pass and wait till Biden admin uponit7771 Jul 2020 #17

We should also remember that his followers ThoughtCriminal Jul 2020 #12

I knew several kids MuseRider Jul 2020 #15

My mother was a physical therapist and most of the kids she worked with had polio MiniMe Jul 2020 #18

My mom was telling me yesterday about getting me a "new" polio vaccine. haele Jul 2020 #19

Trump's lack of empathy is why people are preparing for long term social distancing. Initech Jul 2020 #20

My mother got polio when I was a year old. PlanetBev Jul 2020 #21