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ultralite001

(2,399 posts) Mon Aug 8, 2022, 05:04 PM Aug 2022

First, Covid... then Monkeypox... then polio... [View all]

Now, there have been two confirmed cases of whooping cough in seniors in my neighborhood this past week...

What next??? Measles??? Mumps??? Dipthteria???

Making sure all my inoculations are up to date... including pneumonia...
Hoping other will do the same...

This winter could be costly for many...

That is all...

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First, Covid... then Monkeypox... then polio... [View all] ultralite001 Aug 2022 OP

Already had it so I'm probably immune. I had all the kiddo diseases. Shrike47 Aug 2022 #1

This is where the selfish anti-vax pricks have led us. Novara Aug 2022 #2

Seeing as scarlet fever is caused by strep and treated... 3catwoman3 Aug 2022 #3

I got measles at the age of 42, and whooping cough at the age of 57. I'm now 73. BComplex Aug 2022 #4

I'm adopted and they told my parents I never had the measles...... Lovie777 Aug 2022 #5

shingles is from the chicken pox virus, not measles. hedda_foil Aug 2022 #6

You beat me to it... ultralite001 Aug 2022 #7

Measles/Chicken Pox I always get them mixed up ...... Lovie777 Aug 2022 #8

Shingles vaccines laid me low for about 24 hours each time . . . hatrack Aug 2022 #10

Does one need a booster of polio? Demsrule86 Aug 2022 #9

CDC recommendations... ultralite001 Aug 2022 #11

K/R. Potential Lyme Disease Vaccine in the news. Looking for approval in 2025 (NBC Today). appalachiablue Aug 2022 #12