Grandma Knows Best: The Generation That Survived Polio Has Something to Say About Vaccines

67 million grandparents remember what we’ve been lucky enough to forget

Oct 08, 2025

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"Grandparents for Vaccines just launched nationally, mobilizing America’s 67 million grandparents to stand up as voices for their grandchildren’s safety—and we could not be more obsessed with this simple yet brilliant concept: the generation that survived these diseases is now fighting to make sure their grandchildren never have to.

 

These grandparents are sharing their lived experiences—not statistics from textbooks, but memories seared into their hearts. They remember iron lungs in hospital wards. They remember classmates who never came back to school after polio summer. They remember the fear that gripped parents every time a child developed a fever, wondering if this was the one that would steal their baby away.

 

Already, the stories pouring in are powerful: One grandmother recounted how her twin brother and she both contracted polio at age six—he died, she was paralyzed but recovered. Another shared her experience as a young nurse caring for an eight-year-old girl who died of measles. A grandfather described watching an eight-year-old boy die an agonizing death from meningococcal sepsis.

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These grandparents all share one truth: they remember. They remember the empty desks in classrooms. They remember the fear. They remember what we’ve been lucky enough to forget. They aren’t asking for much. They’re simply saying: We’ve seen these diseases. We’ve buried children because of them. We now have the tools to prevent them. Please listen."

 

https://grandparentsforvaccines.com/

 

Unbiased Science

https://theunbiasedscipod.substack.com/p/grandma-knows-best-the-generation

 

Unbiased Science is led by Dr. Jess Steier, a public health scientist dedicated to bridging the gap between complex scientific evidence and public understanding. With expertise in research methodology, program evaluation, and critical appraisal of evidence, Dr. Steier combines rigorous scientific analysis with clear communication to help people navigate health information.

 

 

Grandparents for Vaccines relates stories of childhood diseases from generations ago

"A volunteer-led organization called Grandparents for Vaccines launched Sunday, in conjunction with National Grandparents Day. The group has a mission to share the experiences of those who were children before vaccines were widely available. The voices are from older people who experienced diseases such as polio, tuberculosis and measles when they were young; illnesses that had faded out for later generations because of widespread vaccination acceptance."

 

https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/video/grandparents-for-vaccines-relates-stories-of-childhood-diseases-from-generations-ago/#x

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oL30AjH1Xrw

 

 

Heavily Big Pharma sponsored of course....