Typhus was probably the worst vaccine given in boot camp. Everybody got sick. goobs of mucus and flem. hacking and coughing for a few days, fever chills, sore all over. Anybody back me up on this ?
I could be wrong, it might have been typhoid fever. we got about 8 vaccines in one day. one recuit actually died that night. He was moaning in bed, they called the ambulance , the paramedics came and we were told he died.
I did fine with that one. None of the vaccines ever did more than cause some localized inflammation, which dissipated over a couple of days.
The worst vaccine was the smallpox one. It itches like crazy.
All I can remember is after the 47,382 shots they gave us that day, I slumped against the wall and was admitted to the post hospital for three or four days. A few of those days I have no memory of...I was out of it. Never did find out what it was they gave us... in boot camp
When I was a kid back in the Sixties, we were vaccinated for Bubonic Plague, and that was the worst vaccination I have ever had in my life and all my sibling still agree. We were so sick my mom put all six of us into a room, pulled the shades, and kept us there for a day or two IIRC.
Arm was so sore and red for a week or two, that being punched in the arm was enough to make your knees buckle.
I had no problems after boot camp shots.
They gave me another round of shots before shipping overseas. I lost a week. So sick I can’t remember a thing. Just followed orders in zombie mode.