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Why Do We Still Vaccinate If Polio Has Been Eliminated?

By Vincent Iannelli, MD / February 28, 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, 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, VAPP

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

Milestones Towards the Eradication of Polio

By Vincent Iannelli, MD / January 19, 2019 / AFM, AFP, Albert Sabin, Amish, Bob Sears, cVDPV, David Salamone, DDT, eradicated diseases, Global Polio Eradication Initiative, 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

Because you likely don’t remember much about polio and may have never known anyone who had polio, it is an easy target for propaganda by anti-vaccine folks.

Who Is Robin Cavendish?

By Vincent Iannelli, MD / October 22, 2017 / Breathe, iron lung, polio, polio survivor, polio vaccines, post-polio syndrome, Robin Cavendish

Robin Cavendish was a respirator dependent polio survivor whose life story is told in the new movie Breathe.

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