re: #88 freetoken

I’m convinced many Americans do not have a real feeling, much less understanding, of what life was like before vaccinations.

The US had large losses due to measles, and later polio.

This is akin to the lack of appreciation for what really went on in the 18th and 19th century regarding Native Americans and what I do think can be called genocide.

We put the past out of our minds, and sometimes that might work, but in the case of communicable diseases I’m pretty sure it won’t.

We have mandatory vaccinations here in NC, but I’m going to ask tomorrow if any of the kids in the Munchkin’s class are not vaccinated for any religious reason (which can be an exception here). Then, I will repeat doing that as long as I’m around for future grades. And I will raise a stink about it to get him transferred to a class where all the kids have had the required vaccinations.