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Post by maddogblues on Aug 14, 2010 2:00:51 GMT -5
video.pbs.org/video/1174115155/I remember mom worrying so much about me catching polio. I recall taking part in the vaccine experiment. During the national virus experiment which included a mass inoculation of school children my friend Johnny Bray got the experimental vaccine, I got the water placebo. I remember mom being so disappointed. There was something in her mind about wet swimming suits causing polio and she always made me take my suit off right away when I came home from the lake. I still don't understand that. Neighbors of my brother had a kid die from polio. I remember hearing how they covered the casket to prevent spread of the disease. I did not hear of anyone else in the family contracting polio. You would expect that those living with the victim would be vulnerable. I remember playing with the kid, looking for polywogs and a couple weeks later he's dead.
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