OK, was I the only one that thought Smartpox was a new social network for parents to use to plan (chicken) pox parties? It has chicken pox written all over it.

From Wikipedia:

A “pox party” is a party held by parents for the purpose of infecting their children with childhood diseases. Similar ideas have applied to other diseases, e.g. measles, but are now discouraged by doctors and health services. The rationale behind such parties is that guests exposed to the varicella virus will contract the disease and develop strong and persistent immunity, at an age before disaster is likely particularly from chickenpox or rubella. Such parties are now less common in mainstream communities. They are essentially a revival of primitive, pre-vaccination attempts at inoculation.

Long live smartpox.

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