General Discussion

True Dough

(25,633 posts) Mon Nov 3, 2025, 06:39 AM Nov 3

The "problem" with vaccines

12 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

The "problem" with vaccines (Original Post) True Dough Nov 3 OP

Yes I have often thought vaccines are a victim of their own success. Irish_Dem Nov 3 #1

Exactly right. 80% of the population was born after Polio. marble falls Nov 3 #2

In the words of Douglas Adams lapfog_1 Nov 3 #3

One of my earliest memories is of my parents rushing to get me a polio vaccine. NNadir Nov 3 #4

People too dull to learn history and too stupid to think about it. . . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Nov 3 #5

This might be a good place to ask this. skypilot Nov 3 #6

RFK syndrome ? KS Toronado Nov 3 #7

I can't think of a better word than "complacency." NNadir Nov 3 #8

Historical revisionism? progressoid Nov 3 #11

It seems to me this post needs another kick. NNadir Nov 3 #9

Kick!! Niagara Nov 3 #10

I wonder if eventually canetoad Nov 3 #12

Irish_Dem

(79,367 posts)

1. Yes I have often thought vaccines are a victim of their own success.

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Mon Nov 3, 2025, 06:42 AM

Nov 3

marble falls

(70,446 posts)

2. Exactly right. 80% of the population was born after Polio.

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Mon Nov 3, 2025, 07:17 AM

Nov 3

lapfog_1

(31,573 posts)

3. In the words of Douglas Adams

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Mon Nov 3, 2025, 07:54 AM

Nov 3

"lets deport all the useless telephone sanitizers" from the planet Golgafrincham.

All of the remaining citizens of Golgafrincham die of a horrible virulent disease spread through the use of telephones.

NNadir

(37,196 posts)

4. One of my earliest memories is of my parents rushing to get me a polio vaccine.

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Mon Nov 3, 2025, 08:30 AM

Nov 3

They knew.

K&R

Bernardo de La Paz

(60,320 posts)

5. People too dull to learn history and too stupid to think about it. . . . . . nt

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Mon Nov 3, 2025, 08:31 AM

Nov 3

skypilot

(9,096 posts)

6. This might be a good place to ask this.

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Mon Nov 3, 2025, 08:52 AM

Nov 3

I can't remember the name for the phenomenon the OP alludes to but there is a name for it when people think that something that has solved a problem isn't needed or necessary because they have never experienced the problem that has been solved by the very thing that they now want to get rid of. I was reading a discussion about this somewhere recently. Can anyone help me here?