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Milestones Towards the Eradication of Polio

By Vincent Iannelli, MD / November 14, 2018 / AFM, AFP, Albert Sabin, Amish, Bob Sears, cVDPV, David Salamone, DDT, eradicated diseases, Global Polio Eradication Initiative, History of Vaccines, iron lung, John Enders, John Salamone, Jonas Salk, March of Dimes, polio, polio myths, polio outbreaks, polio survivor, polio vaccines, post-polio syndrome, provocation polio, Robin Cavendish, VAPP

Review all of the milestones on the long road to the eradication of polio, a goal we are close to reaching.

What Were the Biggest Vaccine Campaigns in History?

By Vincent Iannelli, MD / January 19, 2021 / BCG vaccine scar, COVID-19 vaccine, diphtheria deaths, eradicated diseases, History of Vaccines, mass vaccination campaigns, measles outbreaks, polio eradication, polio outbreaks, polio survivor, rubella epidemic, smallpox eradication

The most ambitious mass vaccination campaign in history would include the highest risk people in all countries, not just the ones who can readily pay for a vaccine.

Did Bill Gates Vaccinate His Own Kids?

By Vincent Iannelli, MD / April 8, 2019 / Bill Gates, deaths from vaccine-preventable diseases, HIPAA, Mark Zuckerberg, Melinda French Gates, polio survivor, stories of vaccine-preventable diseases, Vaccine Misinformation, vaccine myths

Do you really believe that Bill and Melinda Gates didn’t vaccinate their own kids?

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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Milestones Towards the Eradication of Polio

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