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The polio outbreak of 1955: Lessons from an epidemic

Boston Children's Answers
In the summer of 1955, Boston Children's Hospital, admitted more than 650 patients with polio, a disease with some striking simillarities to...
54 months ago

In the 1950s, Canada faced a terrifying epidemic. Here's how it was conquered

CBC
Poliomyelitis, also known as the 'crippler,' struck Canada in waves of epidemics from the 1920s to the 1950s, paralyzing many children.
56 months ago

Wiping Out Polio: How The U.S. Snuffed Out A Killer : Shots - Health News

NPR
During the early 20th century, polio killed thousands of American children each summer and paralyzed many more. Now, as the world fights to...
145 months ago

24 photos of the US polio outbreak at its peak in the 1950s

Business Insider
In 1956, Elvis Presley was photographed receiving the vaccine, and a young Diane Sawyer is pictured in an iron lung when she had the disease...
27 months ago

Why CDC is Working to End Polio Globally

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (.gov)
CDC is working towards two goals: 1) permanently stop the spread of wild poliovirus, and 2) stop outbreaks of variant poliovirus.
4 months ago

WHO, UNICEF and partners support Philippine Department of Health’s polio outbreak response

World Health Organization (WHO)
The Philippine Department of Health (DOH) today announced an outbreak of polio in the country. A poliovirus case was confirmed on 16 September 2019.
62 months ago

Newsday: Those Who Survived the Polio Epidemic See Similarities in the COVID-19 Pandemic

NYU Langone Health
Experts say polio survivors and those who lived through the dark days of the epidemic see shades of the 1940s and 1950s in today's pandemic.
39 months ago

Novel vaccines may help quell polio outbreaks

National Institutes of Health (NIH) (.gov)
An international research team developed two oral polio vaccines that protect mice and avoid some concerns with the current vaccines.
17 months ago

Perspective | In 1950, my family suffered a different outbreak in our town: A polio epidemic

The Washington Post
Our town, with a population of 5,000, suffered greatly from the polio epidemic, when 189 people were stricken, almost two dozen died and the...
52 months ago

The discovery of the polio virus in Britain proves we can never let our guard down

The Guardian
Evidence of the disease in a London sewer shows that without widespread vaccination, no country is immune from its horrors, Andrew Pollard,...
29 months ago