'It saddens me that so many people distrust scientific breakthroughs like vaccinations we've worked so hard to achieve,' writes CarliPiersonEsq for usatodayopinion
, it targets the nervous system and can result in spinal and respiratory paralysis, and even death. Major outbreaks in New York City killed over 2,000 people in 1916 and over 3,000 in 1952 in the U.S.
We needed a vaccine and in the mid-1950s American physician Jonas Salk created the first successful one. Vaccines treated as a right, not a burden My oldest daughter was born in Mexico and has already been vaccinated against it four times, which is in line with what health experts recommend. Vaccination campaigns are a big deal in Mexico , and less than a year after she was born a nurse from the federal health agency came on a walking tour of our neighborhood to make sure kids had their shots.
Carrying a small cooler filled with vaccines and ice, she knocked on my door asking if I had any young children at home and if they needed vaccines.I have family members in the U.S who still believe conspiracy theories about vaccines and refuse to get vaccinated against influenza, let alone COVID. I have no idea what else they aren't vaccinated against.
I've tried to talk to them about it but I get nowhere. It's difficult to deal with because, of course, I love them and want them to be safe.
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