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patphil

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46. I was in grade school when the Salk Vaccine was introduced in 1955.

Tue Jun 2, 2026, 05:34 PM

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We were marched out of our class rooms, one room at a time, to the area where the vaccines were being administered. I don't think anyone objected to getting their kids being vaccinated, given the devastation polio was causing across the country.
I believe it was originally 3 doses over several months, with a booster dose coming later.
At the time it was seen as nothing less than a miracle.

Now, of course, so many people are Trump stupid and haven't got the consciousness needed to make intelligent, rational decisions for their kids when it comes to serious diseases.

Note, Trump stupid is a particular kind of stupid. It was born of Trump's ignorance and arrogance, and just naturally evolved into that special kind of stupid that his hard core base is so fond to call their own.

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My opinion - Anti-vaxxers who weren't alive when polio was rampant should STFU about vaccines [View all] MIButterfly Yesterday OP

My former brother in law had polio UpInArms Yesterday #1

My Grandfather had a bum leg from polio pfitz59 Yesterday #2

My Uncle Otis had it as a kid JustAnotherGen Yesterday #3

Pretty damn sure they'll have had a Tetanus shot. Ferryboat Yesterday #4

You would think so, right? But... Random Boomer 12 hrs ago #100

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In the Long Game, I think B.See Yesterday #9

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do enjoy your latest brief stay niyad Yesterday #16

I alerted MustLoveBeagles Yesterday #20

I knew that somebody had! niyad Yesterday #21

That was some weird shit! Quiet Em Yesterday #24

That it was MustLoveBeagles Yesterday #26

I couldn't make any sense of it either MIButterfly Yesterday #27

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One Of The Least Informed Posts I've Ever Seen ProfessorGAC Yesterday #12

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Nobody Said It Was ProfessorGAC Yesterday #22

Just purchased a sticker UpInArms 10 hrs ago #104

Are you sure you're in the right place? MustLoveBeagles Yesterday #13

I see that our resident troll is busy today. niyad Yesterday #18

We should probably have a regularly scheduled post on science and vaccines... littlemissmartypants Yesterday #44

My first troll MIButterfly Yesterday #28

What flavour pizza do you like? niyad Yesterday #14

When I was in grade school in the 1950's, we had a girl in our class who had polio. calguy Yesterday #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 Yesterday #32

We saw disabled everywhere, at school as well as in the neighborhoods. Magoo48 5 hrs ago #110

Bottom line, the right wing MAGA mentality is B.See Yesterday #7

They're a death cult and proud of it. wnylib Yesterday #60

I agree MustLoveBeagles Yesterday #8

You are just a youngster! sheshe2 Yesterday #19

Mentally I'm in my twenties MustLoveBeagles Yesterday #23

It sounds good to me! sheshe2 Yesterday #31

My husband once accused me of not acting my age MustLoveBeagles Yesterday #54

Didn't have time to be in my 20s when I was in my 20s Attilatheblond Yesterday #71

I remember getting an injection when the Salk vaccine came out. anciano Yesterday #10

I remember those iron lungs, they scared the hell out of me. demosincebirth Yesterday #49

Me too. My uncle and cousin had polio. I remember the long lines in the hot summer to get the sugar cube debm55 Yesterday #86

My mother-in-law was one of the last people in America to get polio. NNadir Yesterday #25

My grandmother had it and survived - TBF Yesterday #35

I used to have to be tolerant of them when they were few in number an had no influence MustLoveBeagles Yesterday #37

Where we lived, the shots then the sugar cube drew huge long lines of kids and adults Attilatheblond Yesterday #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 Yesterday #29

Check FDR. demosincebirth Yesterday #52

It was a scary time Chalco Yesterday #30

Or diphtheria. Disaffected Yesterday #33

Like polluters, they are unwilling to test their theories by putting their own skin in the game bucolic_frolic Yesterday #34

I was born in '47... GiqueCee Yesterday #36

I agree with you 100% about RFK, Jr MIButterfly Yesterday #43

VERY interesting (and most welcome) details! calimary Yesterday #94

I had polio in 1952. I eventually regained the use of my arm and have had a normal life. dedl67 Yesterday #38

Just because someone remembers polio is no guarantee they support vaccination. My mother has a friend who was born in Fil1957 Yesterday #39

How sad MIButterfly Yesterday #45

Yeah it is. This is someone who was sending out images of Trump as Jesus back in '20. She's also into eastern Fil1957 Yesterday #65

Yikes! Trump as Jesus? MIButterfly Yesterday #70

I agree LetMyPeopleVote Yesterday #40

From another Boomer BeneteauBum Yesterday #41

53'er here too. czarjak Yesterday #42

I was in grade school when the Salk Vaccine was introduced in 1955. patphil Yesterday #46

Amen and amen! paleotn Yesterday #47

A good friend canetoad Yesterday #48

I'm 68, so by the time I was born, the polio vaccine was pretty common MichMan Yesterday #50

No, that's not what I meant at all and I'm sorry if it came out that way MIButterfly Yesterday #56

Seems pretty clear. Not sure how else it could be taken MichMan Yesterday #67

I'm sorry MIButterfly Yesterday #80

I would just change the title from "people" to "antivaxxers" MichMan Yesterday #81

Done MIButterfly Yesterday #83

Your OP was clear to me and I'm 66. yardwork 12 hrs ago #101

This message was self-deleted by its author Mariana Yesterday #90

What about those of us who support vaccinations and weren't born back in the 50s? cstanleytech Yesterday #51

I meant no offense by my post and I'm sorry if it came across otherwise MIButterfly Yesterday #57

Just wanted to make sure 😊 cstanleytech Yesterday #58

My aunt had polio nuxvomica Yesterday #53

I was born in mid-1955 and recall neighbors who walked with a limp from polio and considered themselves damned lucky! SheltieLover Yesterday #55

One of my aunts was one of those neighbors who got off lucky with a limp & feet that were very different sizes Attilatheblond Yesterday #73

... SheltieLover Yesterday #74

Do you remember when Dear Abby used to tell people about places where they could swap shoes Attilatheblond Yesterday #75

No I'd never heard about that. SheltieLover Yesterday #76

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 Yesterday #77

I had a friend whose 1 foot was a half size zmaller than her other foot SheltieLover Yesterday #79

Vaccinations that worked so well, that people of later generations question Bristlecone Yesterday #59

You speak the truth! MIButterfly Yesterday #62

I don't think it's about vaccines BaronChocula Yesterday #61

My sweetheart of a mother caught it at age 3, in the late 1920s lostnfound Yesterday #63

I have the mark of the beast on my arm NHvet Yesterday #64

People in "iron lungs" were real. My sister had a relationship with one. Unsure of the extent. I was pretty young. nt Evolve Dammit Yesterday #66

I'm guessing all the dead MAGAT anti-covid vaccine morons would be in the no need for polio vaccine camp. NoMoreRepugs Yesterday #68

I was born in 1955. I had a sheltered childhood, but. I remember Vogon_Glory Yesterday #69

Survivors Maninacan Yesterday #78

As a kid, nothing terrified me more CanonRay Yesterday #82

You're so right charliea Yesterday #84

RFK Jr. is anti vax The Wizard Yesterday #85

Alan Alda told his story of recovering from polio FullySupportDems Yesterday #87

Amen. tavernier Yesterday #88

Amen ! republianmushroom Yesterday #89

I had polio as a child. Had braces on my legs for a while. Apparently hated the braces so much that I highplainsdem Yesterday #91

Every So Often The Conductor Yesterday #92

Bring back the pictures of polio kids in iron lungs. Aussie105 Yesterday #93

My sister's best friend from 6 years old had polio and we were all vaxed Bev54 23 hrs ago #95

The baby graves were visible from my school playground Betty Boom 21 hrs ago #96

My grandma was cribbled from polio. Figarosmom 20 hrs ago #97

Hear Hear MIButterfly! I remember. flashman13 15 hrs ago #98

I'm a few years younger than you... COL Mustard 13 hrs ago #99

I do remember Racygrandma 11 hrs ago #102

vax nonsense newruby 11 hrs ago #103

The song "Save the Last Dance for Me" Freddie 10 hrs ago #106

The daughter of my grandparents' best friends evolves 8 hrs ago #107

I knew two twin girls, maybe 5 years old, who were March of Dimes poster children. dedl67 7 hrs ago #108

One of my HS classmates had polio Old Crank 6 hrs ago #109