damn being homeschooled the whole way (we didn’t do co-ops either) really meant that I didn’t catch any of the typical diseases that kids get like scarlet fever and mono until grad school. Still haven’t caught HFM or chicken-pox and I don’t look forward to that. There might be some argument made for getting these diseases at a later stage in life creates more suffering because your time is more valuable + weird complications can occur the older you are. Anyways, just wanted to rant a bit; this isn’t an argument against homeschooling.
I got the vaccine (2 doses) for it as a kid but it’s only demonstrated to last 10-20 years, and I’m now past the 20-year mark. I’m now seeing claims of a lifetime but can’t find studies.
damn being homeschooled the whole way (we didn’t do co-ops either) really meant that I didn’t catch any of the typical diseases that kids get like scarlet fever and mono until grad school. Still haven’t caught HFM or chicken-pox and I don’t look forward to that. There might be some argument made for getting these diseases at a later stage in life creates more suffering because your time is more valuable + weird complications can occur the older you are. Anyways, just wanted to rant a bit; this isn’t an argument against homeschooling.
No need to ever get chickenpox; there’s actually a vaccine for that one.
I got the vaccine (2 doses) for it as a kid but it’s only demonstrated to last 10-20 years, and I’m now past the 20-year mark. I’m now seeing claims of a lifetime but can’t find studies.
I would get a vaccine again if I thought I was at the risk of getting it?