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93. My late mother never forgot her terror of polio and how she lived in fear...

Fri Dec 13, 2024, 12:04 PM

Dec 13

...every summer, the peak season for it, that either my brother (1954) or I (1951) would contact this dreaded virus. She was beyond ecstatic when the vaccine was approved and available.

The pediatric practice from which I retired in March 2021 finally firmed up their vaccine policy and will no longer accept patients/families who chose not to immunize. They have worded it politely, saying that parents who do not wish to immunize should look elsewhere for a practice that is consistent with their beliefs.

I wish they had done this during the almost 25 years I was the peds NP there. The moment I'd hear a parents say they did not "believe" in immunizations, I always knew it would be an exercise in futility and a waste of breath to attempt to convince them otherwise.

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Kennedy's Lawyer Has Asked the F.D.A. to Revoke Approval of the Polio Vaccine [View all] DeeDeeNY Dec 13 OP

Make America Gasp for air Again. Voltaire2 Dec 13 #1

What the hell is wrong with these people. They can hardly wait to be able to cause the death of someone. Jit423 Dec 13 #111

Fortunately, smallpox no longers exists in the "wild." ShazzieB Dec 13 #118

Truly astonishing. Lots of us on this site are old enough to remember when there wasn't a vaccine. Vinca Dec 13 #2

Putting party first, not really. I believe it is for the old Kruschev thing of destroy America from within. LiberalArkie Dec 13 #28

I received the Polio vaccine in the 2nd grade Norbert Dec 13 #32

My friend Andy had polio. redstatebluegirl Dec 13 #49

My friend Kenny did too. WhiteTara Dec 13 #70

Being Demonstrably Stupid RobinA Dec 13 #69

Continuing Trumps disastrous pandemic policies peregrinus Dec 13 #3

Oh my god. The SOB wants a polio epidemic in the US. Irish_Dem Dec 13 #4

I have a few friends who caught Polio in the early 1950's. ProudMNDemocrat Dec 13 #33

People will die if they believe his lies. Irish_Dem Dec 13 #57

I got my two shots & booster before the sugar cube came out. kskiska Dec 13 #97

This message was self-deleted by its author kskiska Dec 13 #98

Is Mitch going to vote to confirm? newdeal2 Dec 13 #5

Can't 3auld6phart Dec 13 #38

That will be an interesting test. LisaM Dec 13 #61

Yup newdeal2 Dec 13 #101

He is. Think. Again. Dec 13 #106

Let him spend a week in an iron lung. Or indefinitely. Timeflyer Dec 13 #6

+1000. Paladin Dec 13 #13

The Trump Iron Lung BigMin28 Dec 13 #16

He couldn't fit in one. kskiska Dec 13 #99

We have a friend in a wheelchair because of polio. She came from overseas and didn't get the shot in time. C0RI0LANUS Dec 13 #7

NFW!! no_hypocrisy Dec 13 #8

I am old enough to remember the pishkas for March of Dimes and the nuclear "duck and cover" drills in school. C0RI0LANUS Dec 13 #116

Nest up, Health insurance greymattermom Dec 13 #9

I was curious and looked it up dsc Dec 13 #26

Here's The Archive Link For Those That Would Like To Read It... MayReasonRule Dec 13 #10

Of course he did. These guys are laughable, but they are not joking around. They are on the most ... marble falls Dec 13 #11

The republicon War on America's Health BoRaGard Dec 13 #12

Religious Zealots. Salvation through Suffering. A population in pain is compliant. bucolic_frolic Dec 13 #14

Add eugenics and natural selection and what a cocktail for death and destruction. n/t OneGrassRoot Dec 13 #17

Maybe Shitstain & Vaxxboy have stock in iron lung OEMs? hatrack Dec 13 #15

Exactly. "It's good for business".n/t bronxiteforever Dec 13 #20

Kennedy is a dangerous nutcase. Joinfortmill Dec 13 #18

Monstrous. Passages Dec 13 #19

Ok thought this was a joke post. bronxiteforever Dec 13 #21

My uncle survived polio Marthe48 Dec 13 #22

My wife's uncle committed suicide due to the long term effects of polio rurallib Dec 13 #50

Poor man Marthe48 Dec 13 #53

Horrifying for him and the family. Passages Dec 13 #66

Yes it really knocked us on our butts rurallib Dec 13 #91

My uncle survived polio as well peggysue2 Dec 13 #81

DU rules permit posting up to four paragraphs even when there is a "firewall" Jose Garcia Dec 13 #23

Thanks DeeDeeNY Dec 13 #25

She's been a Member since: Fri Jul 21, 2006. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Dec 13 #43

That's the problem. Keep hearing that RFK Jr's not going to be "all that bad," how if he's allegorical oracle Dec 13 #62

This is pure fucking insanity. spanone Dec 13 #24

It sure is. ☠️ littlemissmartypants Dec 13 #44

I started grade school in 1956 and had to friends with polio. spanone Dec 13 #95

Profit making opportunity!!! Happy Hoosier Dec 13 #27

I'm putting my money in leg braces lame54 Dec 13 #94

Fuck this science denying asshole & his putrid orange master. CrispyQ Dec 13 #29

My parents made sure we got the polio vaccine Marthe48 Dec 13 #35

Conclusion: The #1 threat to public health in the United States Buns_of_Fire Dec 13 #30

And the patron that nominated him. This is a threat to our citizenry. bucolic_frolic Dec 13 #67

I can't even say how infuriating this is. yorkster Dec 13 #31

This message was self-deleted by its author dalton99a Dec 13 #34

And I was worried that we won't be able to get the flu vaccine next winter WestMichRad Dec 13 #36

Gives the "Kennedy Curse" a whole new meaning. Solly Mack Dec 13 #37

The pharma companies should push Kennedy out - TBF Dec 13 #39

Here's the way to legally... littlemissmartypants Dec 13 #40

This message was self-deleted by its author littlemissmartypants Dec 13 #41

Thank you! DeeDeeNY Dec 13 #45

My pleasure! ❤️ littlemissmartypants Dec 13 #46

What an unspeakably vile... GiqueCee Dec 13 #42

There's no excuse EndlessWire Dec 13 #47

No paywall link..... reACTIONary Dec 13 #48

How do these bums square it with God? Marthe48 Dec 13 #51

Not sure about the others, but DeeDeeNY Dec 13 #56

I can't speak to where you live but in my State (Texas) ALL of the elected offices are held walkingman Dec 13 #59

Not too many people believe in a deity Keepthesoulalive Dec 13 #86

their "faith" is utter bullshit Skittles Dec 13 #117

Not even in office or confirmed randr Dec 13 #52

Make iron lungs great again! Ray Bruns Dec 13 #54

Mitch McConnell, who had polio as a child, has brought this on us mcar Dec 13 #55

My partner's aunt had polio in the late 1950s. LisaM Dec 13 #58

What a story, thanks for sharing this with us. n/t iluvtennis Dec 13 #64

Like I said, Trumpism is a death cult Blue_Tires Dec 13 #60

You inspired me to write a new cliche 90-percent Dec 13 #107

"B-b-but the economy!" n/t SpankMe Dec 13 #63

Right. First, make sure that million of Americans will get polio. And then...... DFW Dec 13 #65

Republicans Building a bridge to the 19th Century! bif Dec 13 #68

Can we get boosters? WhiteTara Dec 13 #71

that is a good question Skittles Dec 13 #121

Slow genocide. moondust Dec 13 #72

The man is already a mass murderer for what he did in Samoa. patphil Dec 13 #73

No vaccines or health insurance. pandr32 Dec 13 #74

So be it. If this is what our country needs to get its head out Scrivener7 Dec 13 #75

I am thinking terrible thoughts about RFK, Jr. Lulu KC Dec 13 #76

I remember the polio scare in the early 1950s. MineralMan Dec 13 #77

Sorry lonely bird Dec 13 #78

Instead of debating RFK, the FDA should simply require RFK to submit all of his scientific in2herbs Dec 13 #79

I'll bet my left leg this fuckwipe lawyer got his polio shot. The Unmitigated Gall Dec 13 #80

Un-fing-believable. They want to take us back to the 18th Century. Liberal In Texas Dec 13 #82

It's about thinning the population of all but the well to do bucolic_frolic Dec 13 #83

He wants us all to die NameAlreadyTaken Dec 13 #84

The last person to use an iron lung due to polio died this year whopis01 Dec 13 #85

My Gawd 3auld6phart Dec 13 #87

Insanity endless summer Dec 13 #88

I don't know how contagious it is. LeftInTX Dec 13 #92

This Rebl2 Dec 13 #89

Why? DET Dec 13 #90

To thin the population to reduce health care costs and make billionaire tax cuts bucolic_frolic Dec 13 #104

This is an important point DeeDeeNY Dec 13 #110

My late mother never forgot her terror of polio and how she lived in fear... 3catwoman3 Dec 13 #93

Maybe someone will shoot Siri in the back and claim self-defense struggle4progress Dec 13 #96

Make America into a plague pit again. Crunchy Frog Dec 13 #100

Trumpism is a death cult. nt The Unmitigated Gall Dec 13 #102

I guess it's time to get a polio booster. Phoenix61 Dec 13 #103

oh my fucking god. Think. Again. Dec 13 #105

I wonder about his stock holdings nitpicked Dec 13 #108

Wanna piss off a million moms??? LeftInTX Dec 13 #109

We don't know how long immunity from the vaccines lasts alarimer Dec 13 #112

Invest in iron lungs! It'll be ALL THE RAGE in the coming years!! Oopsie Daisy Dec 13 #113

Can you name another country that would even consider that ? Nigrum Cattus Dec 13 #114

Pakistan and Afghanistan LeftInTX Dec 13 #123

I need to hurry up and get my shingles shot helpisontheway Dec 13 #115

Keep thinking this has to be Borowitz or the Onion Picaro Dec 13 #119

Next: Ban rabies vaccines LeftInTX Dec 13 #122

Did this lawyer and his sidekick get asked the one question that should put these people in there place............ turbinetree Dec 13 #120

Two friends Seinan Sensei Dec 14 #124

My mother was terrified of us going to school .......she grew up when FDR got polio from an encounter turbinetree Dec 15 #127

maybe a few years of polio 2.o, people w/ embrace the chance of autism. roll eyes. pansypoo53219 Dec 14 #125

Very misleading headline Shrek Dec 14 #126