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Originally Posted by Nancy1999  I was around in the 50's and I knew people that got polio, this was a very scary time, kids you played with were dying. I don't think you have any idea what that's like or how many lives it saved because of it. Those who were lucky enough to survive the illness were severely affected and crippled. This changed many lives and I was so happy to be able to protect my own children from this devastating disease. I understand that there are many strains of the flu, and the shot they give you is what scientists think will be the most common strain. Certain diseases are more deadly because the virus mutilates so rapidly that none of the population can be protected against them, and just the sheer number of people who can't work even though they aren't dying, puts a tremendous strain on everything and our health care system. |
Me too Nancy, Polio was very scary. We got the vaccine at school.