Vaccines and Bayonets Quotes

“He came home from first grade saying he didn’t like his school. When I asked why, he said, “Everybody is just plain white.” Yes, there were things he missed.”
― Bee Bloeser, Vaccines and Bayonets: Fighting Smallpox in Africa amid Tribalism, Terror and the Cold War

“When you struggle for mere survival, wouldn’t it seem senseless to send men to walk around on the moon? Spending money that could have provided food, shelter and medical care to so many?”
― Bee Bloeser, Vaccines and Bayonets: Fighting Smallpox in Africa amid Tribalism, Terror and the Cold War