Opinion
Letters to the Editor: Warp-speed vaccine manufacturing sickened 40,000 kids with polio in the 1950s
A reader who became sick with polio after being vaccinated in 1955 warns of the perils of rushing a COVID-19 vaccine.
Letters to the Editor: Polio-era epidemiologist warns: Trump’s ‘warp speed’ vaccine effort may be dangerous
Poor communication from Jonas Salk and lax regulation led to unecessary suffering in the polio vaccine rush. Trump may be repeating the same mistakes.
World & Nation
Polio was nearly extinct. Then the anti-vaxx movement reached Pakistan
Much like measles is spreading in the U.S., polio is resurgent in the last region of the world where it hasn’t been eradicated.
From the Archives: Polio immunization
In 1957, the city of Los Angeles Health Department opened a drive to immunize 300,000 children against polio.
Letters to the Editor: I cared for polio patients in iron lungs, and I’m sick of anti-vaxxers
A retired nurse recalls a month spent treating polio-stricken children in iron lungs before most vaccines were widely available.
UAE says Chinese COVID-19 vaccine is 86% effective — but offers few details
The United Arab Emirates’ statement marks the first public release of data on the efficacy of the COVID-19 shot made by Chinese state-owned Sinopharm.
Readers React: Perhaps more parents would support vaccination if people were still suffering from polio
To the editor: My mother contracted polio in 1949.
Morocco to use unproven Chinese COVID-19 vaccine to start mass inoculations
Morocco is rolling out an ambitious COVID-19 vaccination plan, and will start by using a Chinese vaccine that has not completed full clinical trials.
Mysterious ‘polio-like’ illness AFM is likely more widespread than reported, experts say
A “polio-like” condition that has left children in 22 states paralyzed may be more widespread than previously announced due to inadequate testing protocols and voluntary reporting requirements, experts say.
Science
Paralyzing polio-like illness affecting mainly children is confirmed in 22 states, CDC says
Federal health officials are worried about an increase in a mysterious and rare condition that mostly affects children and can paralyze arms and legs, with 127 confirmed or suspected cases reported as of Tuesday.
