The small town in which I grew up put on a polio vaccination event when I was very young (late 50s, when polio was a very real threat). The line was about a block long, and did not move terribly fast, but no one left before their children got the shot. There were lots of parents in town who wanted the polio vaccination in their children'…
The small town in which I grew up put on a polio vaccination event when I was very young (late 50s, when polio was a very real threat). The line was about a block long, and did not move terribly fast, but no one left before their children got the shot. There were lots of parents in town who wanted the polio vaccination in their children's arms. An African-American friend of mine went through the same kind of event in Birmingham AL. He said white families waited patiently in line behind black families. No one cared about anything other than getting the vaccine in their children.
Polio was a very real threat in the early 50s, and parents were willing to do whatever was available to reduce that threat. The anti-vax BS works as long as everyone other than your child is vaccinated. None of the vaccinated children will spread something to your child. The math fails when there are enough unvaccinated children to serve as a pool to host the virus.
Very true. There were some kids who cannot be vaccinated for various health/medical reasons and their parents were very concerned with what they can do to protect their children. Having a high vaccination rate protects both the vaccinated and those that cannot be vaccinated. As much as people want their individual liberties, our society does best when we can make the common good just as important.
The small town in which I grew up put on a polio vaccination event when I was very young (late 50s, when polio was a very real threat). The line was about a block long, and did not move terribly fast, but no one left before their children got the shot. There were lots of parents in town who wanted the polio vaccination in their children's arms. An African-American friend of mine went through the same kind of event in Birmingham AL. He said white families waited patiently in line behind black families. No one cared about anything other than getting the vaccine in their children.
Polio was a very real threat in the early 50s, and parents were willing to do whatever was available to reduce that threat. The anti-vax BS works as long as everyone other than your child is vaccinated. None of the vaccinated children will spread something to your child. The math fails when there are enough unvaccinated children to serve as a pool to host the virus.
Very true. There were some kids who cannot be vaccinated for various health/medical reasons and their parents were very concerned with what they can do to protect their children. Having a high vaccination rate protects both the vaccinated and those that cannot be vaccinated. As much as people want their individual liberties, our society does best when we can make the common good just as important.