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In reply to the discussion: My opinion - Anti-vaxxers who weren't alive when polio was rampant should STFU about vaccines [View all]
Chalco
(1,444 posts)30. It was a scary time
I know several people who became paralyzed. One lost the use of his arm.
One lost the use of one of his legs.
Polio was horrific. We were all terrified, counting the days, minutes, seconds
until we could get the vaccine.
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My opinion - Anti-vaxxers who weren't alive when polio was rampant should STFU about vaccines [View all]
MIButterfly
21 hrs ago
OP
We should probably have a regularly scheduled post on science and vaccines...
littlemissmartypants
20 hrs ago
#44
When I was in grade school in the 1950's, we had a girl in our class who had polio.
calguy
21 hrs ago
#6
A child in our school about two years older had polio. Went from braces to a chair to the grave by age 14.
twodogsbarking
21 hrs ago
#32
Me too. My uncle and cousin had polio. I remember the long lines in the hot summer to get the sugar cube
debm55
18 hrs ago
#86
I used to have to be tolerant of them when they were few in number an had no influence
MustLoveBeagles
20 hrs ago
#37
Where we lived, the shots then the sugar cube drew huge long lines of kids and adults
Attilatheblond
18 hrs ago
#72
I worked with a lady in the late 80s whose husband wore braces on both legs from having had polio as a child...
wcmagumba
21 hrs ago
#29
Like polluters, they are unwilling to test their theories by putting their own skin in the game
bucolic_frolic
20 hrs ago
#34
I had polio in 1952. I eventually regained the use of my arm and have had a normal life.
dedl67
20 hrs ago
#38
Just because someone remembers polio is no guarantee they support vaccination. My mother has a friend who was born in
Fil1957
20 hrs ago
#39
Yeah it is. This is someone who was sending out images of Trump as Jesus back in '20. She's also into eastern
Fil1957
19 hrs ago
#65
What about those of us who support vaccinations and weren't born back in the 50s?
cstanleytech
19 hrs ago
#51
I was born in mid-1955 and recall neighbors who walked with a limp from polio and considered themselves damned lucky!
SheltieLover
19 hrs ago
#55
One of my aunts was one of those neighbors who got off lucky with a limp & feet that were very different sizes
Attilatheblond
18 hrs ago
#73
Do you remember when Dear Abby used to tell people about places where they could swap shoes
Attilatheblond
18 hrs ago
#75
My aunt would be in her 130s by now, so, no. But I will file that info away for anyone who needs such help
Attilatheblond
18 hrs ago
#77
Vaccinations that worked so well, that people of later generations question
Bristlecone
19 hrs ago
#59
People in "iron lungs" were real. My sister had a relationship with one. Unsure of the extent. I was pretty young. nt
Evolve Dammit
19 hrs ago
#66
I'm guessing all the dead MAGAT anti-covid vaccine morons would be in the no need for polio vaccine camp.
NoMoreRepugs
19 hrs ago
#68
I had polio as a child. Had braces on my legs for a while. Apparently hated the braces so much that I
highplainsdem
17 hrs ago
#91