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St. Jude Inpatient Visiting Guidelines

By Vincent Iannelli, MD / July 2, 2019 / immunocompromised, polio myths, risks, rotavirus vaccines, shedding, smallpox vaccine, St. Jude, unvaccinated, Vaccine Misinformation

Does St. Jude still warn folks about visiting if they have been recently vaccinated?

Do You Remember Sabin Sundays?

By Vincent Iannelli, MD / March 3, 2019 / Albert Sabin, History of Vaccines, Jonas Salk, OPV, polio myths, polio pioneers, polio survivor, polio vaccines, Sabin Sundays, The Cutter Incident

You may have heard of the Polio Pioneers, the kids who got Jonas Salk‘s original inactivated polio vaccine in 1954. They were part of a large clinical trial, getting either the polio shot or a saline placebo, and helped prove that the vaccine was safe and effective. Do You Remember Sabin Sundays? Of course, that …

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Why Do We Still Vaccinate If Polio Has Been Eliminated?

By Vincent Iannelli, MD / January 10, 2019 / AFM, Albert Sabin, DDT, eradicated diseases, Global Polio Eradication Initiative, Guillain-Barré Syndrome, Jonas Salk, non-polio AFP, polio, polio eradication, polio myths, polio outbreaks, polio survivor, polio vaccines, post-polio syndrome, smallpox, transverse myelitis, vaccine myths, Vaccine Preventable Diseases, VAPP

We can’t stop vaccinating against polio until it has been eradicated.

What Is the Morbidity/Mortality Rate of the Polio Vaccine vs the Wild Virus?

By Vincent Iannelli, MD / January 19, 2019 / bOPV, cVDPV, DDT, hiding in the herd, IPV, non-polio AFP, OPV, polio, polio eradication, polio myths, polio survivor, polio vaccines, post-polio syndrome, pre-vaccine era, risk perception, risks, shedding, shedding season, The Cutter Incident, Vaccine Safety, VAPP

The benefits of getting vaccinated against polio clearly outweigh the risks.

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