... but I believe in their efficacy.


Vaccines that changed our lives: 1796 smallpox. 1885 rabies. 1890 tetanus. 1896 typhoid fever. 1906 TB. 1923 diphtheria. 1926 whooping cough. 1932 yellow fever. 1937 flu. Influenza 1940's. 1952 polio. 1963 measles. 1967 mumps. 1969 rubella. 1974 chickenpox. Hepatitis A and B, 1980's. Rotavirus 1998. Pneumococcal vaccine 2001.


I caught measles, mumps and chicken pox before the vaccines were available. I have had many of the other vaccines including those the Army required when deployed overseas.