It is no fun having a vaccine-preventable disease. Believe me, I still remember having a bad case of chicken pox when I was a kid. So how is the board game Candy Land associated with vaccines? Eleanor Abbot designed Candy Land for kids recovering from polio in 1948. It was played on the hospital wards […]
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Yes, monosodium glutamate (MSG) is the additive in Chinese food that some people try to avoid. It is also found naturally in many foods, especially tomatoes, or can be made by fermenting different starches and sugars. So why is it also found in some of our vaccines? According to the CDC, MSG is used as
How is Raggedy Ann associated with vaccines? Johnny Gruelle wrote children’s book in the early 20th century. He created Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy sometime before 1914 and wrote a number of stories about his daughter Marcella playing with the dolls. Tragically, his daughter later died when she was 13 years old, reportedly after getting
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Polysorbate 80, also known as tween 80, is used as an emulsifier in many vaccines.
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