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"I Knew A Lot Of Kids Who Had Measles": 25 Personal Stories From People Who Grew Up Before We Had Vaccines For Diseases Like Polio
"I lost almost all of my hearing from measles. It was horrible. I was so sick. I missed so much of second grade that I went ...
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution3d
Georgians living with polio say don’t forget
Polio ravaged human bodies for hundreds of years, but the misery began to wane 70 years ago when two polio vaccines developed in the U.S. halted the virus’ spread.
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Why getting your child the polio vaccine is so important
What are the benefits of the polio vaccine? The polio vaccine protects against poliomyelitis (polio), a highly infectious ...
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution3d
Georgians’ experiences with polio
I lived in a poor, Black community in Winston Salem, North Carolina, and was one of two children in 1959 who contracted polio as a result of getting the oral vaccine. I also had measles, tonsillitis ...
History Today: When Dr Jonas Salk announced the cure for polio
Dr Jonas Salk announced that he had successfully developed a cure for polio. The year before, there were tens of thousands of ...
Gaza’s child amputees struggle with recovery, especially after Israel’s cutoff of aid
The U.N. says Israel's 17-month-old military campaign in Gaza has created “largest cohort of child amputees in modern history ...
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Polio drops to be administered to children entering Punjab across 13 districts
Punjab Anti-Polio Program has devised a comprehensive plan to administer polio drops to children traveling during Eid, ...