Rejecting Decades of Science, Vaccine Panel Chair Says Polio and Other Shots Should Be Optional

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29. I got vaccinated for polio in grade school in the 1950's when the vaccine first came out.

It was hailed as a Godsend, given the devastation caused by the disease.
All the kids in the school were lined up and marched through the lines to the people administrating the vaccine.
Parents would have to opt out to keep their child from getting the shot; very few did. I was too young to comprehend the immensity of this point in time, but I remember the news stories of dead and crippled kids, and how the vaccine literally saved lives.
Now the shitheads who run the FDA want to bring us back to the bad old days.
Their decision borders on criminal. A lot of kids will die if parents don't see that they get these shots.

It's too late to say your sorry when you're standing at your child's grave site.

Note: It was a Catholic grade school in upstate New York, and they were strong advocates of getting the kids vaccinated for childhood diseases.