In the 1940s and 50s polio, like COVID19, little was known about polio and how it was transmitted.Polio was a killer that left its victims, mostly young, crippled by weakened muscles, causing paralysis.
In 1955, Dr. Jonas Salk developed a vaccine that gave protection from the the disease.
Since then polio has been practically eliminated around the world.
COVID19 is a virus, like polio. The search for a vaccine is as furious as that which resulted in the polio vaccine.
Bette Baron Bernstein's experiences were recorded as part of the Miami Beach Visual Memoirs Project funded under a grant from the Miami Beach Visitor and Convention Authority.
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