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   Sarah W (sarahw@mastodon.green)'s status on Friday, 27-Dec-2024 04:05:02 JST Sarah W

   • Tom Pearce

   @tompearce49
   I am 62, I almost died from measles as a baby.

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     Xenotar (xenotar@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 27-Dec-2024 04:05:00 JST Xenotar

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     • Tom Ritchford
     • Tom Pearce

     @TomSwirly @Sarahw @tompearce49 that's my case, only smallpox and polio had vaccines available in 1962 when I took the Sabin's polio drops. I contracted every contagious disease of that time: measles, mumps, chicken pox, rubella. It's stupid to let a child go through that nowadays when there are vaccines to prevent it.

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     Tom Ritchford (tomswirly@toot.community)'s status on Friday, 27-Dec-2024 04:05:01 JST Tom Ritchford

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     • Tom Pearce

     @Sarahw @tompearce49

     I too am 62. I too got very sick from measles as a small child. 35 years later my dentist could detect this in my teeth!

     My parents were strong on vaccinations, but the measles vaccine just didn't exist in the UK yet.

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     Carolyn (cstamp@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 27-Dec-2024 04:26:29 JST Carolyn

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     • Xenotar
     • Tom Ritchford
     • Tom Pearce

     @xenotar @TomSwirly @Sarahw @tompearce49 It should be considered child abuse. It's ironic that people in other 3rd world countries beg for vaccines for their kids.