The only problem with vaccines is that they work too well. We’re now approaching a century of mass-vaccination programs, with smallpox, polio, measles, rubella, and diphtheria all but eradicated.
These diseases meant parents were once rolling the dice on whether any child would make it to age 10. Even if they did survive, they could be left with lifelong health conditions. But, with the last generations with first-hand experiences of life before vaccination dying of old age, an increasing number of people just take their children’s lives for granted.
