May 23: A Vaccine Arrives for the Most Feared Disease of the 20th Century
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May 23: A Vaccine Arrives for the Most Feared Disease of the 20th Century
https://todayincthistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/May-23-TodayinCTHist-.mp3 Today in 1955, hundreds of schoolchildren in the town of Stafford Springs lined up to be vaccinated against polio, as part of a massive statewide effort to protect young Connecticans from the deadly childhood disease. Polio was the most feared childhood illness of the 20th century. An untreatable virus which spread quickly and rarely exhibited any preliminary sym…
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