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wnylib

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17. When I was a child, before vaccines for measles and chicken pox,

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Fri Mar 20, 2026, 04:37 PM

Mar 20

people tried to protect pregnant women and infants from those diseases. They knew that exposure during pregnancy could harm the fetus and exposure to infants could kill them or leave a lasting effect.

But they intentionally exposed children around age 6, especially girls, in order to give them immunity prior to pregnancy.

I had one older cousin and a friend my age who were deaf as a result of measles. Both of them had mothers who caught measles when pregnant.

I had measles, chicken pox, and mumps before first grade. Everyone thought it was a good thing that I had developed immunity and had no lasting effects from the diseases other than two pockets marks, one just above my eyebrow and the other on my nose. Neither one is very visible.

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Measles is changing minds [View all] struggle4progress Mar 20 OP

1+ Norrrm Mar 20 #1

+1000 Jilly_in_VA Mar 20 #2

Killing your own children is quite a lesson. Irish_Dem Mar 20 #3

Good point....... MyOwnPeace Mar 20 #6

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Or infants who are too young to be vaccinated, and pregnant women. Irish_Dem Mar 20 #21

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Research pays off Norrrm Mar 20 #7

That's a great depiction of how these "researchers" are! Passages Mar 20 #8

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Vaccines have always been something have strongly advocated for gopiscrap Mar 20 #11

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polio Norrrm Mar 20 #23

I am easily convinced. Science. twodogsbarking Mar 20 #15

Millions of doctors and scientists across the world studied and achieved to become medical experts and treat patients ChicagoTeamster Mar 20 #16

When I was a child, before vaccines for measles and chicken pox, wnylib Mar 20 #17

Me and my generation also. jeffreyi Mar 20 #24

Yikes! calimary Mar 20 #18

"How dangerous theses diseases once were" cate94 Mar 20 #20

MAGA - Measles Are Growing Again RussBLib Mar 20 #22