Stuart S. Blume

“They were starting to understand that people infected with the virus excrete some of it, so that in places with poor sanitation some is very likely to find its way into the water people drink or use for cooking, washing or swimming. This was why children living in poor communities with poor sanitation could acquire a mild infection early on, and as a result become immune. Children in wealthy neighbourhoods enjoying the highest standards of hygiene would not have this immunity.”
― Stuart S. Blume, Immunization: How Vaccines Became Controversial

“The start of mumps vaccination in the Netherlands had nothing to do with saving lives. It was because policymakers were convinced that they could save on the costs of caring for sick children,”
― Stuart S. Blume, Immunization: How Vaccines Became Controversial