René Najera

epidemiologist and editor of the History of Vaccines project at the College of Physicians of Philadelphia

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The race to develop and distribute COVID-19 vaccines calls to mind another effort to eradicate polio. The scourge of the early 20th century paralyzed President Franklin Roosevelt.

How the US muddled through the polio vaccine rollout 65 years ago

The race to develop and distribute COVID-19 vaccines calls to mind another effort to eradicate polio. The scourge of the early 20th century paralyzed President Franklin Roosevelt.

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