mad_asshattertoNews@lemmy.world·5 months agoMore than 90% of chickenpox cases in New York City outbreak among unvaccinated people(abcnews.go.com)external-linkarrow-up1453arrow-down17message-square73file-textfedilink
arrow-up1446arrow-down1external-linkMore than 90% of chickenpox cases in New York City outbreak among unvaccinated people(abcnews.go.com)mad_asshattertoNews@lemmy.world·5 months agomessage-square73file-textfedilink
minus-squareNeuromancerarrow-up13arrow-down8·5 months agolinkfedilinkBack in my day our parents had parties for chicken pox. The older you get, the worse it is. There was no vaccine when I was a child.
minus-squareMajesticSlotharrow-up3arrow-down0·5 months agolinkfedilinkI got it from my sister as a kid. I felt fine. She is six years older and was pretty bad with it.
minus-squareNeuromancerarrow-up3arrow-down6·5 months agolinkfedilinkMy brother caught it first. He developed keloids from it. I was maybe 6 or 7 at the time. I had to wear mittens on my hands till it healed.
Back in my day our parents had parties for chicken pox. The older you get, the worse it is.
There was no vaccine when I was a child.
I got it from my sister as a kid. I felt fine. She is six years older and was pretty bad with it.
My brother caught it first. He developed keloids from it. I was maybe 6 or 7 at the time. I had to wear mittens on my hands till it healed.