[I cannot think of a name]

“They forget that even the measles were a major killer just a few years ago”

Another one of those statements that always seems to come out during these kinds of threads. Where and when did that happen?

And don't tell me during the ‘50s, because I was there. As a matter of fact I went to a measles party, a mumps party, and a chicken pox party. You know, those parties where one kid had it, and parents brought all the other kids over to catch it so that they didn't have it during the school year.

Funniest thing is (and this was during the middle of the baby boom so there were LOTS of kids then) nobody died. In fact those were just considered ‘normal’ childhood illnesses. And of all those kids that I have kept up with, none seems to be suffering from any ill effects. Strangely enough, at my company it is the people over 50 that have the best attendance record.

So exactly when did this epidemic of death take place?

[markman46]

I too in the 50’s-60’s had measles, mumps and “red” measles twice and i am still here. most of this is just scare mongering the only vacxx than need to be give is polio, whooping cough and maybe the hep-b