No Lockdowns: The Terrifying Polio Pandemic of 1949-52
https://www.aier.org/article/no-lockdowns-the-terrifying-polio-pandemic-of-1949-52/
“In the 1952 season, of the 57,628 cases reported, 3,145 died and a shocking 21,269 experienced paralysis. “
“the thought of locking down an entire state, nation, or world was inconceivable. The concept of a universal “shelter in place” order was nowhere imaginable. Efforts to impose “social distancing” were selective and voluntary. “
” the terrible and terrifying disease of polio was managed almost entirely by a private and voluntary system of health professionals, innovators, parental responsibility, localized caution, and individual volition and caution where needed. It was an imperfect system because the virus was so vicious, cruel, and random. “
I lived through that as a young woman….it was barely mentioned.
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