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Arkansas Granny

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9. My oldest son, born 1967, was vaxxed for smallpox. My daughter, born 1969, was not.

Reply to alittlelark (Reply #2)

Wed Nov 17, 2021, 06:57 AM

Nov 2021

When the time came, her pediatrician advised me to wait pending the outcome of attempts to make smallpox vaccination non-mandatory.

IIRC, my two younger sons were vaccinated when they joined the military.

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Vials labeled 'smallpox' found at vaccine research facility in Pennsylvania, CDC says [View all] BumRushDaShow Nov 2021 OP

That's scary Sgent Nov 2021 #1

GALLONS of mercury???? bucolic_frolic Nov 2021 #3

Yep Sgent Nov 2021 #26

Oh yeah BumRushDaShow Nov 2021 #6

Very scary. alittlelark Nov 2021 #2

That's a nugget bucolic_frolic Nov 2021 #4

if you have a small roundish scar on an upper arm you were vaxxed. alittlelark Nov 2021 #5

My smallpox vaccine scar has disappeared. It was a different kind of scar, though: tblue37 Nov 2021 #25

This lovely scar (on my arm too) BumRushDaShow Nov 2021 #7

My oldest son, born 1967, was vaxxed for smallpox. My daughter, born 1969, was not. Arkansas Granny Nov 2021 #9

I was vaccinated for small pox three times rickford66 Nov 2021 #8

Born in 1954 Karma13612 Nov 2021 #10

born in 1948 yellowdogintexas Nov 2021 #23

My son has been saying an enemy could wipe out the USA by sinkingfeeling Nov 2021 #11

Biowarfare is risky with so much global travel? Irish_Dem Nov 2021 #14

Worked in that town for 15 years. The Jungle 1 Nov 2021 #12

I live about 12 miles from North Wales BumRushDaShow Nov 2021 #15

I am 15 miles north of North Wales The Jungle 1 Nov 2021 #19

I'm south of there in the city BumRushDaShow Nov 2021 #20

When smallpox was eliminated, there was discussion of maintaining a small collection of samples 3Hotdogs Nov 2021 #13

Yup BumRushDaShow Nov 2021 #18

7 yrs ago was when Obama called for an end to all gain of function research in US womanofthehills Nov 2021 #21

Let this be a reminder to clean out the freezer. twodogsbarking Nov 2021 #16

We must not allow a mineshaft gap! n/t Harker Nov 2021 #17

The CDC Biorepository has approximately 6.6 million biological and environmental samples. twodogsbarking Nov 2021 #22

I had so many smallpox vaccinations in the army I don't think the last couple did anything. marie999 Nov 2021 #24

Smallpox would make a significant dent in the population if reintroduced. roamer65 Nov 2021 #27