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Crunchy Frog

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1. Apparently that photo was from the early 1900s, and both boys were infected with smallpox, but the one on the

Reply to dcmfox (Original post)

Sun Sep 7, 2025, 12:55 AM

Sep 2025

right had been vaccinated and the one on the left hadn't been. According to this article, the unvaccinated boy's parents had been influenced by the anti-vax hysteria of that time period, so I guess it's something that's always been there.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/one-vaccinated-one-not-smallpox/

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The Problem with Vaccines [View all] dcmfox Sep 2025 OP

Apparently that photo was from the early 1900s, and both boys were infected with smallpox, but the one on the Crunchy Frog Sep 2025 #1

Poor kid! calimary Sep 2025 #2

That image is HORRIFYING... AZ8theist Sep 2025 #3

I don't know why there were called small pox. Christ! C Moon Sep 2025 #4

Because syphilis was called the great pox, if I remember correctly. tblue37 Sep 2025 #6

I think that's the same reason we have problems getting Democrat candidates as President for a long haul: C Moon Sep 2025 #5

+1. Democrats work and work on cleaning up the mess, tanyev Sep 2025 #8

I think it's because... littlemissmartypants Sep 2025 #7

Maybe Republicans should be offered "virus" shots. RoeVWade Sep 2025 #9

I survived a chicken pox party (sleepover) back around 1970-ish. Iggo Sep 2025 #10

When people first started reacting drmeow Sep 2025 #11

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