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Originally Posted by flatbutt
I grew up near the Passaic River that flooded every summer. We had several kids in our school crippled by polio. I still remember lining up to get the sugar cube.
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Yep, we did it at school. The entire school was "forced" to eat a sugar cube. Not a tough sell to a kid. It sure beat the heck out of a shot. Not one kid complained.
I got the small pox vaccination which did hurt, and scabbed up and I still have that scar. In 1970, as we were moving from Hawaii to Alabama the USAF required us to get another small pox vaccination. There was no small pox in Hawaii or in Alabama, but the rule book said it was required, and changing the rules was not going to happen. The second vaccination did not "take" as I was still immune. I had a scab, but it healed and left no scar.