I learned a lot about not only medical history but also about how experiences of illness and death shape cultural conditions through my degrees in art history, English studies, and rhetoric. Those who have the chance to seriously study history—incl in indirect ways—will not be so amnesiac.
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Kyle Minogue 🔬☀️
Collective amnesia.
Vaccines have enabled modern society to forget the immense suffering of the past. For most of history, half of all children died before age 15. Today, it's just 4% globally—far lower in developed nations—thanks in large part to vaccines.
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
Vaccines have enabled modern society to forget the immense suffering of the past. For most of history, half of all children died before age 15. Today, it's just 4% globally—far lower in developed nations—thanks in large part to vaccines.
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
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