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metapianycist:
the Arthur episode about chickenpox came out before the chickenpox vaccine was widely used in the US, so it’s not surprising that Arthur’s parents describe chickenpox as a normal childhood illness. the vaccine was introduced to the US in 1995, and the episode was being made the same year or early in 1996.
the interlude of the episode features children talking about how much it sucks to be sick, even if you might get to eat in bed or stay home from school—because you’re miserable the whole time.
I’m really glad i was lucky enough to have not had chickenpox in the time between birth and when I was offered the vaccine in 1999 because itching is sensory hell.
please vaccinate your children against this highly contagious illness that is sensory hell and can result in permanent scars. I’m really glad that our toddler has been vaccinated against it so she won’t have to suffer from it.
I had no idea the chickenpox vaccine was that recent, but looking back at my own immunization record (which I happen to have a copy of), I only got vaccinated for it in 1998, when I was eight years old.
I was never offered this vaccine. My parents deliberately exposed me to chicken pox when my older sister caught it, which was standard practice in the 1980s; younger children had less severe symptoms, it was understood, so early exposure to the disease was encouraged. I had it when I was six or so , and have a small scar on my arm from one of the welts I itched too much. I only remember it dimly but I assure you, it sucked.
buttons-beads-lace:
metapianycist:
the Arthur episode about chickenpox came out before the chickenpox vaccine was widely used in the US, so it’s not surprising that Arthur’s parents describe chickenpox as a normal childhood illness. the vaccine was introduced to the US in 1995, and the episode was being made the same year or early in 1996.
the interlude of the episode features children talking about how much it sucks to be sick, even if you might get to eat in bed or stay home from school—because you’re miserable the whole time.
I’m really glad i was lucky enough to have not had chickenpox in the time between birth and when I was offered the vaccine in 1999 because itching is sensory hell.
please vaccinate your children against this highly contagious illness that is sensory hell and can result in permanent scars. I’m really glad that our toddler has been vaccinated against it so she won’t have to suffer from it.
I had no idea the chickenpox vaccine was that recent, but looking back at my own immunization record (which I happen to have a copy of), I only got vaccinated for it in 1998, when I was eight years old.
I was never offered this vaccine. My parents deliberately exposed me to chicken pox when my older sister caught it, which was standard practice in the 1980s; younger children had less severe symptoms, it was understood, so early exposure to the disease was encouraged. I had it when I was six or so , and have a small scar on my arm from one of the welts I itched too much. I only remember it dimly but I assure you, it sucked.
