For some, getting the coronavirus vaccine this year brought back memories of other historic vaccination moments. The polio vaccine, for example, came to mind for some recipients who recalled also ...

By the 1970s, there were fewer than 10 cases of paralysis due to polio in the U.S., and the polio virus was considered eliminated from the U.S. by 1979. Since then, collective fear of the virus has ...

For some, getting the coronavirus vaccine this year brought back memories of other historic vaccination moments. The polio vaccine, for example, came to mind for some recipients who recalled also ...

Fears of polio gripped the U.S. in the mid-20th century. Parents were afraid to send their children to birthday parties, public pools or any place where children mingled. Children in wheelchairs ...