I just finished reading this book. I knew the outlines of the.story, but this book provides fascinating details. One thing I didn’t know was that at the time, news of the race made the front page of the New York Times. Imagine that! And that a statue of one of the dogs is in Central Park.

Good times, right? When people were grateful for medicine which could save them from a ravaging epidemic

#diptheria

While I still can, here in the U.S., I got another COVID booster along with Tdap and updated (for me) MMR vaccines.

That's 10 COVID shots for me in 4 years. It's been about 10 years since I had a tetanus shot, I think, and I'm getting scratched and bitten by cats at the shelter where I volunteer, and apparently the original Measles vaccine I got in 1963 has dubious long-term effectiveness.

#Vaccines #COVID #MMR #Tdap #SARSCoV2 #Measles #Tetanus #Diptheria #Pertussis #WhoopingCough #Pfizer

The number of guys who are seemingly cool with resting their bags on the floor of a public mens bathroom is uncomfortably high

#diptheria

This Day in Alaskan History-June 15th, 1921
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https://alaska-native-news.com/june-15th-1921/42824/
#Alaska #dc #diptheria #governor #history #iditarod #scott bone #serum run #territorial #washington

New polling finds only 67 per cent of Canadian parents say they would vaccinate their child "without reservation," down from 88% five years ago.

"We don't believe vaccines work"

Unfortunately, medical advancement has created this false sense of security in younger adults that all childhood illnesses are mild or treatable.

#measles #polio #diptheria #mumps

https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/canada-poll-vaccination-angus-reid-measles-1.7128145