Vaccines Save Lives

A child with measles.

This link has a chart of measles cases since 1919. What happened to cause that drop in the 1960’s? Vaccines.

This link has a chart of smallpox cases. That flat line? Caused by vaccines.

This one is diphtheria. Again, vaccines.

And here’s polio. Again, vaccines saved lives and prevented suffering.

For this one you’ll have to scroll down for a whooping cough chart. The CDC helpfully added arrows to point out when certain vaccines were introduced.

These are things that killed lots of children over the centuries. Only relatively recently have we been able to prevent the suffering and death that they can cause. Many of them do not have cures, only prevention.

Saying any of them cause autism — in addition to being flatly untrue — is saying you’d rather have a dead kid than an autistic kid.

But hey, here’s one more chart. It’s COVID. Yeah, that vaccine isn’t perfect (most aren’t) but it does work. In fact the President just got his COVID booster.

Vaccines save lives. Make sure your family stays up to date.

Flu Season Officially Begins

Okay, I know the virus has actually been out there a while. And yes, I am monitoring the bird flu situation in a professional capacity.

While the vaccine currently out there is not perfect, it is better than the alternative to getting vaccinated: nothing. I urge you — both personally and professionally — keep your hands clean, get vaccinated, and stay home if you are sick. Remember that year we did a lot of things to keep from getting COVID? The flu rate sure was low that year!

Stay safe out there!