Taking Back Tuesday's Post

My left arm is still sore from the tetanus shot, but it seemed much worse last night. I dreamt I got infected with the disease (I don't think you actually can--the shot contains no live bacteria) and lost my arm. I assume the pain I felt last night came from turning accidentally onto the affected area.

I googled "tetanus shot adverse effects," and one of the sites that popped up was ThinkTwice. ThinkTwice is an organization that advocates parental research of immunization drugs before blindly submitting their children to shots. (And if you need to claim religious exemption from immunization, the Christian Science Church is the most recognized denomination to serve that purpose, although citing your religion is usually not required--sometimes not even recommended.)

If you react badly to immunization shots (blindness, muscular distrophy, death), I wonder if you pretty much get kicked off the evolutionary ladder. After all, you could die from tetanus or from "preventing" it; in addition, this unlucky disposition may or may not be passed on to your children. What a punch in the face. Or, a stab to the head.