I was an immunization officer at age 14. https://twitter.com/Walere_/status/1298555159501570048

It was funny because the mothers of the children I would immunize would say 'you're not much older than my baby'

And I was very good at it, if I do say so myself.

I also discovered early how upsetting it was working in these sort of things.

You had immunization officers who couldn't be arsed to do their jobs.

They couldn't do the job of walking from house to house immunizing kids.

But they also had to return to base with empty kits and tallies (we used to keep tallies so you'd know which houses were immunized and which were pending.)

You know how they got rid of the formula? With Sprite.

They'd buy a bottle of Sprite, pour the whole immunization formula, bottle by bottle, into the sprite, and drink it.

Then return to base.

Yeesh.

Anyway. My real skill was that I was quick. Could run through a batch of kids like no man's business, but I was painfully shy.

Knocking on a door felt like torture, and you have to knock on doors to get access to the kids.

That's what the adults I teamed up with were for.

I loved Sundays because you could go to a church and just stay there.

Immunize ALL the babies and you're done for the day.

Apply that dainty little finger mark so you don't immunize the same baby twice.

This has been fun to reminisce about.

You got paid daily BTW. Sweet.