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April 26, 1954

Posted on April 26, 2020 by Joel Byers

On April 26, 1954, mass trials of Jonas Salk’s anti-polio vaccine began. The first shot was delivered in Fairfax County, Virginia. More than 443,000 children received the shots in the first three months. Nowhere did anyone say, “Only .5% of … Continue reading →

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April 12, 1955

Posted on April 12, 2020 by Joel Byers

On April 12, 1955, Dr. Jonas Salk declared the polio vaccine safe and effective. This was before the internet and idiots and fools had to create their own conspiracy theories and fake science. So, everyone made sure that their children … Continue reading →

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March 12, 1911

Posted on March 12, 2020 by Joel Byers

On March 12, 1911, Dr. Simon Flexner of the Rockefeller Institute and his assistant, Dr. Hideyo Noguchi discovered the cause of infantile paralysis. It was caused by a virus, the poliovirus. Dr. Flexner and Dr. Noguchi laid the first block … Continue reading →

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December 21, 1998

Posted on December 21, 2019 by Joel Byers

On December 21, 1998, the first vaccine for Lyme disease was approved. No ‘Karens’ in the effected regions of the United States rose up and protested against their children getting this protection. Probably because the internet was not developed enough … Continue reading →

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August 10, 1921

Posted on August 10, 2019 by Joel Byers

On August 10, 1921, future President and World Leader, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was stricken with polio. It would take another 34 years before Dr. Jonas Salk would develop the first polio vaccine. Anti-vaxxers would have us relive the dangerous and … Continue reading →

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July 6, 1885

Posted on July 6, 2019 by Joel Byers

On July 6, 1885, Louis Pasteur successfully tested his anti-rabies vaccine on young Joseph Meister. Nine-year-old Meister had just been recently bit multiple times by a rabid dog and was waiting to die. Pasteur’s vaccine was administered and Meister lived. … Continue reading →

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