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Grins

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71. Hell, yes!

Sun Jul 25, 2021, 10:28 AM

Jul 2021

I got the polio vaccine in grade school when it first came out (Board of Health showed up one day and did the ENTIRE school and NO ONE complained about losing their “Freedumb!!!”), and EVERY ONE I knew back then had that small scar from getting scratched for the smallpox vaccine.

On top of those add diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, (hepatitis?), and provide proof you had all those before entering college, and a few more shots when I went into the Army, all before I was 22.

Because those diseases could kill or disfigure.

Only shot I refused was the annual flu shot because it always made me sick. Today - I take that flu shot! On my to-do medical list, the Shingles vaccine.

So answer to your question: Yes!

Another question is what is the difference between then and today? The answer: The ultra-conservative Reich-wing.

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When you were in your 20's, would you have taken the Covid vaccination? [View all] kentuck Jul 2021 OP

Yes, I would have taken the vaccine as I had a brain even in my 20's. Demsrule86 Jul 2021 #1

Yes. LiberalArkie Jul 2021 #2

Yes. I had read about the 1918 epidemic. dhol82 Jul 2021 #3

Yes. piddyprints Jul 2021 #4

Probably. It is to protect the pack, after all. alphafemale Jul 2021 #5

I might have been hesitant at first, but the way this rolled out, tanyev Jul 2021 #6

I would have, but, I caught something back then that kills way more people... Hugin Jul 2021 #7

I probably would have. -misanthroptimist Jul 2021 #8

I do remember this: kentuck Jul 2021 #9

If there had been a world wide pandemic going on...yes. Boomerproud Jul 2021 #10

Absolutely Jim G. Jul 2021 #11

They had vacuum tubes. Hugin Jul 2021 #13

I have two radios. Texaswitchy Jul 2021 #23

Hell yes. Texaswitchy Jul 2021 #12

Maybe, and you are right luv2fly Jul 2021 #14

Absolutely. I got drafted at age 20 Glorfindel Jul 2021 #15

Yep. Me too...didn't ask ya, didn't get a chance to or not ashredux Jul 2021 #80

Yeah, after the boot camp five at a time hit, one more? BFD sarge43 Jul 2021 #100

Same here, but there were no needles. JustABozoOnThisBus Jul 2021 #181

Of course if..fish..had..wings Jul 2021 #16

Yes we would have gotten vaccinated. The Woodstock generation is also the polio generation. Walleye Jul 2021 #17

I don't think the Woodstock Generation was stupid...I believe their idealism fueled what is good Demsrule86 Jul 2021 #91

Thanks. I still believe it too.And I seriously miss the idealism that defines America Walleye Jul 2021 #94

Me too, it is very sad the selfishness that the right wingers are preaching as a good. lark Jul 2021 #101

absolutely! agingdem Jul 2021 #18

Yep, my generation (probably the same as yours) definitely believed in science. lark Jul 2021 #106

Even as stupid as I was back then... Mysterian Jul 2021 #19

I had a brother-in-law who had polio UpInArms Jul 2021 #20

I worked in the tropics. Throck Jul 2021 #21

I am of a similar thought... kentuck Jul 2021 #27

Drinking bourbon prevents Covid Throck Jul 2021 #42

Not funny. 😑 ShazzieB Jul 2021 #144

Aah... YES the YELLOW FEVER shot. Now...back then that was a shot. Anyone in the late 60s.... usaf-vet Jul 2021 #74

They have been researching the mRNA vaccines for years Walleye Jul 2021 #99

Polio and Covid are apples and oranges.... LeftInTX Jul 2021 #134

Yes. Because of how bad Covid-19 can be. And I'm saying that even highplainsdem Jul 2021 #22

Yes, if it was free. Bluethroughu Jul 2021 #24

Yes! BlueJac Jul 2021 #25

My dad passed away from the experimental "Cutter vaccine" for polio, so at that time, no way i would Groundhawg Jul 2021 #26

I'm so sorry. I didn't know about this. What a horrible thing. Scrivener7 Jul 2021 #166

Yes. I might have procrastinated MontanaMama Jul 2021 #28

Yes In_The_Wind Jul 2021 #29

Absolutely PJMcK Jul 2021 #30

Yes. LisaL Jul 2021 #31

Yes. I was a "Polio Pioneer" and I've always taken vaccines seriously. nt Binkie The Clown Jul 2021 #32

Yes, even in my 20's Bettie Jul 2021 #33

Yes LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2021 #34

In my 20s I would get the flu vaccine RAB910 Jul 2021 #35

You're good. I got my first one in 2019 and I'm almost 65 LeftInTX Jul 2021 #149

Absolutely I would have. Diamond_Dog Jul 2021 #36

Hell yes. GoddessOfGuinness Jul 2021 #37

Yup. IrishAfricanAmerican Jul 2021 #38

Yes, having gone through smallpox and polio vaccinations. sinkingfeeling Jul 2021 #39

Yes. I was a biology major in college, with a plan to work in medical research... Lisa0825 Jul 2021 #40

yes llashram Jul 2021 #41

Yes. I'm no fool. Dave says Jul 2021 #43

Yes ananda Jul 2021 #44

utter nonsense stopdiggin Jul 2021 #45

i think i would have. barbtries Jul 2021 #46

Yes. Despite the usual youthful feelings of invincibility. Golden Raisin Jul 2021 #47

I was in the Marines at 20, so I would have been required to get the shot, MarineCombatEngineer Jul 2021 #48

I have my old, beat-up shot card from the Corps. 32 inoculations. Plague, even. albacore Jul 2021 #180

Yes. Happy Hoosier Jul 2021 #49

Yes. Ms. Toad Jul 2021 #50

Damn straight Javaman Jul 2021 #51

In a heartbeat The Blue Flower Jul 2021 #52

Yes. Without blinking. Pobeka Jul 2021 #53

At that age I did what the doctors recommended, which wasn't much bucolic_frolic Jul 2021 #54

Oh yes. MLAA Jul 2021 #55

Yes. momta Jul 2021 #56

Yes Dopers_Greed Jul 2021 #57

Yes. Ocelot II Jul 2021 #58

I'd have dragged my feet Warpy Jul 2021 #59

I'm almost 65 and have not had a tetanus booster in years. I know what you mean! LeftInTX Jul 2021 #150

Yes. Even in my 20s I was fairly well-read and a believer in science. marmar Jul 2021 #60

LOL, I had a VAX Passport before it was cool, at 19 too HAB911 Jul 2021 #61

Absolutely. Neither of my 20 something sons hesitated for a New York second to get vaccinated. NNadir Jul 2021 #62

Yes, only a damn fool would not get the vaccine. n/t RKP5637 Jul 2021 #63

Absolutely. Dinosaurs like me remember the polio epidemic and pictures Vinca Jul 2021 #64

Yes. I probably would have tried for the one shot vax. Raven Jul 2021 #65

Yes. Even before joining the military I stood in shot lines. Public Schools had shot days. usaf-vet Jul 2021 #66

I think I would have been oblivious until: AllyCat Jul 2021 #67

Yes! I still have the star on my arm from a vaccine I got as a kid RainCaster Jul 2021 #68

yes. no hesitation. eom scrabblequeen40 Jul 2021 #69

Yes! pazzyanne Jul 2021 #70

Hell, yes! Grins Jul 2021 #71

Dunno. I was less of an asshole then than I am now. 3Hotdogs Jul 2021 #72

In my mid 20s I was in nursing school. TNNurse Jul 2021 #73

In a New York minute! augyboston Jul 2021 #75

Even if I felt invincible and lacked sense genxlib Jul 2021 #76

Absolutely !! RustyWheels Jul 2021 #77

Yes I would have mgardener Jul 2021 #78

YES! Of course, because I was earning any of my three degrees in microbiology and... Red Pest Jul 2021 #79

Yes, because I was (and still am to some degree) a hypochondriac. róisín_dubh Jul 2021 #81

Yes, as my mommy would make me. LakeArenal Jul 2021 #82

Yes, but at the time I would have asked you, "Why ask such a silly question?" rickyhall Jul 2021 #83

When I was 12 I took the polio vaccine. tavernier Jul 2021 #84

Yes, I made many bad decisions but would still take a free vaccination IronLionZion Jul 2021 #85

When I Was In My Early 20's DallasNE Jul 2021 #86

Yes I Rebl2 Jul 2021 #87

I was happy to get the polio vaccine when I was even younger than 20. appleannie1 Jul 2021 #88

YEP!! I think we were a lot smarter than the 20-somethings today. nt joetheman Jul 2021 #89

No, we definitely were not smarter.... Jon King Jul 2021 #97

"We"? Speak for yourself Jon Hekate Jul 2021 #152

No, not unless I was roped and herded into a line Brother Buzz Jul 2021 #90

Same here. I can't believe I'm still here after all the stupid things I've done and regret. yonder Jul 2021 #116

Being a microbiology graduate student and teaching assistant, certainly.... Jon King Jul 2021 #92

Absolutely, Yes! trixie2 Jul 2021 #93

100% - I have always supported facts and science. lark Jul 2021 #95

Of Course I Would Acme Mfg. Co Jul 2021 #96

welcome to DU gopiscrap Jul 2021 #155

Absolutely. There would have been no hesitation. (eom) StevieM Jul 2021 #98

In my 20s? Hard to say. I didn't resume regular flu shots til after I quit partying at 35. Iggo Jul 2021 #102

When I Was In My 20s GB_RN Jul 2021 #103

I think so MustLoveBeagles Jul 2021 #104

The people I knew would have gotten it. We knew there reasons to do it. Ford_Prefect Jul 2021 #105

As long as it was free TheFarseer Jul 2021 #107

Yes. My grandfather survived polio--vaccines for us are not even a question Buckeyeblue Jul 2021 #108

Yes I would have maryellen99 Jul 2021 #109

Parental influence. There is still a lot of parental influence in 20's. I thought initially LizBeth Jul 2021 #110

if there was no right wing misinformation most would i bet... TalenaGor Jul 2021 #111

One of the saddest things about DU ismnotwasm Jul 2021 #112

DU's interface is stuck in the 90s ansible Jul 2021 #159

YES. Because when I was in my early 20's we didn't have internet, FOX, twitter, FB etc. Fla Dem Jul 2021 #113

Yes, without a doubt. Paladin Jul 2021 #114

I was 20 in 1961 KentuckyWoman Jul 2021 #115

Yes, both shingles shots laid me low for a few days. Would I do it again? Damn straight. yonder Jul 2021 #119

I just got shingles. Didn't have other issue but took my arm down much longer than covid did. LizBeth Jul 2021 #123

Sorry to hear that, I just found out my 86 year old Mom is running the gauntlet with it too. yonder Jul 2021 #125

My bad, I saw it as soon as I re read. I just got the shingle VAC. Words matter. Sometimes I LizBeth Jul 2021 #131

... yonder Jul 2021 #135

Yes, we were different that way. The only vaccine deniers I ever heard of were religious nut cases Hekate Jul 2021 #117

I don't know where the idea that people don't need vaccinations ever came from. GoodRaisin Jul 2021 #118

Sure ProfessorGAC Jul 2021 #120

I sure would have. Part of safe sex at that time for me. Captain Zero Jul 2021 #121

Yes, I'm quite sure I would have. BlueTsunami2018 Jul 2021 #122

My paternal grandfather died of the Spanish flu in 1918. greatauntoftriplets Jul 2021 #124

Yes, absolutely. I remember getting other shots when I was young... CaptainTruth Jul 2021 #126

Absolutely YoshidaYui Jul 2021 #127

Yes, of course. myccrider Jul 2021 #128

Recommended. H2O Man Jul 2021 #129

Yep. The notions of People a lot smarter then me on the subject BusterMove Jul 2021 #130

Yes LeftInTX Jul 2021 #132

Certainly, I lived thru the 50's and saw friends with polio... spanone Jul 2021 #133

Oh hell yeah. halfulglas Jul 2021 #136

Considering I had to have Texasgal Jul 2021 #137

Yes, I had a friend in school who had polio csziggy Jul 2021 #138

Yes. I took the swineflu shot. n/t ChazII Jul 2021 #139

No Polybius Jul 2021 #140

But then the question is: would Bob Dole have encouraged vaccinating? Scrivener7 Jul 2021 #163

Difficult to say meadowlander Jul 2021 #141

Yes. GoCubsGo Jul 2021 #142

I would have absolutely gotten vaxxed. ShazzieB Jul 2021 #143

Yes because I am not stupid now and I wasn't stupid then. Meowmee Jul 2021 #145

In a heartbeat. 11 Bravo Jul 2021 #146

I'm a science major. Of course I would have taken it. GulfCoast66 Jul 2021 #147

Yes. Because I already knew by then I was not immortal.... haele Jul 2021 #148

Of course I would - I didn't hesitate to take the Polio vaccine in my 20s NotANeocon Jul 2021 #151

Yes. I_UndergroundPanther Jul 2021 #153

yes Skittles Jul 2021 #154

Yes. That would have been the 1980s before everything on Earth became a partisan issue tenderfoot Jul 2021 #156

This thread makes me think that there are few if any people here who are in their 20's. BannonsLiver Jul 2021 #157

That would be correct canetoad Jul 2021 #158

Absolutely. Crunchy Frog Jul 2021 #160

As long as it was free or very cheap,yes Withywindle Jul 2021 #161

Lots of rose colored glasses here on this thread... radicalleft Jul 2021 #162

Thank goodness you have arrived to let everyone know that you are the only Scrivener7 Jul 2021 #164

You're welcome radicalleft Jul 2021 #175

Read it again. No one thanked you. Scrivener7 Jul 2021 #176

Yes. Most Americans would be vaccinated now if this happened over 40 years ago. BeckyDem Jul 2021 #165

Yes. I was 24 when I received my graduate degree mnhtnbb Jul 2021 #167

Yes. JoanofArgh Jul 2021 #168

100%. After 20 years in the Navy, and multiple deployments... SKKY Jul 2021 #169

Yes. lagomorph777 Jul 2021 #170

Yes Deep State Witch Jul 2021 #171

Yes, I've always believed in science NFM UnderThisLaw Jul 2021 #172

Absolutely. My 20s were in the 1970s. As political as the 60s and 70s were, ... Brother Mythos Jul 2021 #173

Hell yes. I believe in science and medicine. Always have. nolabear Jul 2021 #174

Fuck yeah. roamer65 Jul 2021 #177

Yes. AngryOldDem Jul 2021 #178

In my 20s I was young and stupid. But not THAT stupid Bucky Jul 2021 #179

Give me any and all vaccines! I'm not picky! Initech Jul 2021 #182

Probably so because my parents would've been on my case until I did. They were a Dr. and Nurse SharonAnn Jul 2021 #183