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In reply to the discussion: I was a child in a time before there were vaccines for most [View all]luvtheGWN
(1,336 posts)during my bout with the measles (or what were called Red Measles, as opposed to German measles, aka rubella). I had chicken pox in Grade 1, measles in grade 4 and mumps in grade 13 (back in the days when Ontario schools actually had K through 13). When I was hoping to have a family, my obgyn insisted on the rubella vaccine because there was considerable research showing pregnant rubella patients giving birth to children with serious debilitating effects.
We received all our vaccinations (other than those given to infants) at school, by the visiting nurse and doctor. We were also given Vitamin D capsules daily during the winter months. I must have received the polio vaccine as soon as it became available, because I recall my mother being so incredibly relieved about it. Finally, I could go to all sorts of places, especially in the summer months!