I think I was allowed a sip once or twice as a kid but… maybe zero in the 1960s. I did have the job of mixing my grandmother’s scotch and soda and was allowed to lick the spoon.
Fascinating article! I loved reading about the history of tetanus (including the gruesome stuff).
Regarding measles, there is an additional scenario that the Yale guidance did not consider: I was born in 1963 in Brazil. I don’t know if the vaccine hadn’t arrived in Brazil, but I am almost certain that my brother and I had measles itself. Do I really have lifetime immunity?
I checked in with various childhood friends who confirmed the local thinking in the 60s in Brazil was that catching measles was the best way to get lifelong immunity. (No regard for risks of such strategy…. ). When one sibling came down with measles, parents would bring all other siblings in contact to get it over with all at once. It was the same approach for mumps and chickenpox, which I also had... It’s amazing what vaccines can do - my two vaccinated kids didn’t catch any of these!
I remember (with an appropriately twisted fondness) pop tops. I'm guessing you and I consumed the EXACT same number of beers in the 1960s ;)
I think I was allowed a sip once or twice as a kid but… maybe zero in the 1960s. I did have the job of mixing my grandmother’s scotch and soda and was allowed to lick the spoon.
Fascinating article! I loved reading about the history of tetanus (including the gruesome stuff).
Regarding measles, there is an additional scenario that the Yale guidance did not consider: I was born in 1963 in Brazil. I don’t know if the vaccine hadn’t arrived in Brazil, but I am almost certain that my brother and I had measles itself. Do I really have lifetime immunity?
I checked in with various childhood friends who confirmed the local thinking in the 60s in Brazil was that catching measles was the best way to get lifelong immunity. (No regard for risks of such strategy…. ). When one sibling came down with measles, parents would bring all other siblings in contact to get it over with all at once. It was the same approach for mumps and chickenpox, which I also had... It’s amazing what vaccines can do - my two vaccinated kids didn’t catch any of these!
Alan, thanks for this article. Opened my eyes on the need for a PHR.
Thank you. It's a thorny subject, but has huge potential value for personal health. I wonder if institutional incentives have suppressed them.
There’s Booze in the blender and soon it will render that frozen concoction that helps me hang on
Chorus