[bannie]

RE: Polio

I remember when the whole small town lined up outside of the fire station to get our first polio vaccines. I remember my mother's disbelief that polio would be stopped. It was such an odd thing to see all of the families lined up in their family groups and chatting with the others about the miracle. I was probably 4 or 5; but it made a huge impression on me.

[backhoe]

RE: Polio I remember when the whole small town lined up outside of the fire station to get our first polio vaccines. I remember my mother's disbelief that polio would be stopped. It was such an odd thing to see all of the families lined up in their family groups and chatting with the others about the miracle. I was probably 4 or 5; but it made a huge impression on me.

I remember the Salk vaccine being available to combat polio, but on the advice of Doc Towson, we waited for the Sabin vaccine to come into use. There were incidents of people getting polio from improperly processed Salk vaccine.

The "kid in the Iron Lung" I mentioned- Billy Tucker- died recently... his family was one of three on the Island who had a fallout shelter built in the late 1950's. All were above ground due to the high water table.