"The Brady Bunch" is not an excuse for not getting vaccinated



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The strangest debate in the measles debate must be the use of an episode of "Brady Bunch" from 1969 to advocate against vaccination.

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The episode was rediscovered (and resumed) in February, when the most recent measles outbreak began to spread. This shows that Brady kids are more than happy to get out of school.

"It's life, it's not that," exclaims one of Brady's children.

"Yeah, if you have to get sick, you certainly can not beat measles," replies another.

Then, someone commits the mistake of mentioning the shots.

"Do not even talk about blows! Yuck! "

There is no more live message than this.

Then, someone said, "Measles did not kill Brady Bunch," and a meme was born.

And yet, it's odd because anti-vaccination groups usually use statistics and studies (even debatable) to argue.

This is an episode of "Brady Bunch", questionable as a source of humor, not to mention medical advice.

As a child of the 60s, I have the right to make some observations.

First of all, I do not remember the fun of measles, mumps or chicken pox.

Secondly, this desire for a more innocent time ignores the realities of innocence: we had grandparents, but they also smoked, put us in flammable pajamas, gave us toys with small parts and we were driving in cars filled with leaded gasoline. The restraint system consisted of a mother's arm that hit her stomach as she pressed the brake.

The fact that most of us have survived these days does not mean we should repeat them.

Not to mention that the dinner often included vegetables hanging at Jello.

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