![]() ![]() ![]() It was just written in a world without herd immunity. The final two pages include a list of rules for staying healthy that leads off with "Shots help." So obviously it's not anti-vaxx in any way. It's clearly intended to make kids feel better about their situation. Interspersed with the "factual" portions are stories that feature the diseases in question, like the family whose measles quarantine turns into a neighborhood-wide party because people keep barging in. It's filled with cutting-edge medical advice circa 1958 such as "Cold, wet feet are good bait for colds," and " spicy or sour things, because they might make your jaws and throat and neck ache and hurt." The author does make sure and tell kids not to get near Daddy because ".mumps make fathers very miserable," which is quite true. It's hard to know where to start with this children's book about childhood diseases (and other maladies) that predates widespread immunization. ![]()
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