In the spring on 1944 , World War II was still raging in both Europe and the Pacific. At the same time, another deadly threat was invading the U.S. state of North Carolina – a dreaded polio epidemic. Regional hospitals were quickly maxed out with young, sick children. Desperate parents needed a solution, but whatContinue reading “The Hickory Polio Miracle”
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播客：历史上最成功的10种疫苗
我们过去常常想当然地认为疫苗是理所当然的。毕竟，它们已经存在了几十年。有些，比如天花和脊髓灰质炎，是给我们的祖父母甚至曾祖父母接种的。我们小时候都接种了最后一轮儿童疫苗。以至于我们在2020年的一场现代大流行病面前感到震惊。这是由于继续阅读 “播客：历史上最成功的10种疫苗”
The Race for the Polio Vaccine – Salk vs. Sabin
Long before COVID, during the early 1900’s, summer was not a welcomed season for both parents and children. For back then, summer was also ‘Polio Season.’ Children were susceptible to poliomyelitis, an incurable disease that affects the central nervous system resulting in paralysis. Polio is a highly contagious virus that spreads from contact with waterContinue reading “The Race for the Polio Vaccine – Salk vs. Sabin”