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RFK Jr.s lawyer petitions to ban Polio vaccine

Rob Beschizza
Dec 13, 2024
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Before a vaccine was developed in the 1950s, Polio killed millions and left many survivors so weak they depended upon machines to breathe. The last person to require an iron lung, Paul Alexander, died March 13, 2024 at the age of 78—a sad but heartening reminder that no-one younger than he needed one to survive. Aaron…

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