Remember when Dr. Salk refused to patent the polio vaccine, so it was easier, cheaper, and faster to distribute during the polio epidemic? Yeah, that was so cool!
February 8, 2026 at 5:36 AM
Remember when Dr. Salk refused to patent the polio vaccine, so it was easier, cheaper, and faster to distribute during the polio epidemic? Yeah, that was so cool!
Shoutout to all the maga people that finally cut through the deep state conspiracies to finally hear the truth from rfk jr about the true cause of autism September of 2025. Tylenol and the polio vaccine. Great job. Truly outstanding and professional results. Such qualified individuals.
February 8, 2026 at 2:11 AM
Shoutout to all the maga people that finally cut through the deep state conspiracies to finally hear the truth from rfk jr about the true cause of autism September of 2025. Tylenol and the polio vaccine. Great job. Truly outstanding and professional results. Such qualified individuals.
February 7, 2026 at 11:29 PM
February 7, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Dr. Kirk Milhoan, appointed by RFK Jr. to chair the CDC’s vaccine advisory panel, questions whether Americans still need the polio shot, arguing individual autonomy should outweigh public health mandates.
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February 7, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Dr. Kirk Milhoan, appointed by RFK Jr. to chair the CDC’s vaccine advisory panel, questions whether Americans still need the polio shot, arguing individual autonomy should outweigh public health mandates.
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Vaccine Panel Chair, "Polio and Other Shots Should Be Optional"! South Carolina leads nation with 920 cases. Easily beating Texas as the worst state to raise a child in! (Don't send you kids to camp, school, or apparently even let out of the house if you live in TX!)
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Rejecting Decades of Science, Vaccine Panel Chair Says Polio and Other Shots Should Be Optional
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February 7, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Vaccine Panel Chair, "Polio and Other Shots Should Be Optional"! South Carolina leads nation with 920 cases. Easily beating Texas as the worst state to raise a child in! (Don't send you kids to camp, school, or apparently even let out of the house if you live in TX!)
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/h...
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By that token, does the flu shot also not count as a vaccine? (/gen)
I'll take your word for it but I thought lifetime vaccines like polio and measles also can off.
I'll take your word for it but I thought lifetime vaccines like polio and measles also can off.
February 7, 2026 at 7:04 PM
By that token, does the flu shot also not count as a vaccine? (/gen)
I'll take your word for it but I thought lifetime vaccines like polio and measles also can off.
I'll take your word for it but I thought lifetime vaccines like polio and measles also can off.
SARS-CoV-2 vaccines cannot prevent infection. Historically, vaccinations provided sterilizing immunity. You don’t get a little bit of polio, or smallpox. You simply don’t become infected, because vaccinated are immune.
I didn’t conflate these vaccines. Vaccine advocates did. Now hesitancy is back.
I didn’t conflate these vaccines. Vaccine advocates did. Now hesitancy is back.
February 7, 2026 at 7:01 PM
SARS-CoV-2 vaccines cannot prevent infection. Historically, vaccinations provided sterilizing immunity. You don’t get a little bit of polio, or smallpox. You simply don’t become infected, because vaccinated are immune.
I didn’t conflate these vaccines. Vaccine advocates did. Now hesitancy is back.
I didn’t conflate these vaccines. Vaccine advocates did. Now hesitancy is back.
baseball-reference is truly one of mankind's greatest creations. up there with the polio vaccine
Baseball Reference was created 26 years ago today with the goal of making baseball stats accessible for everyone. Thanks for your support, and for being the reason we do what we do. ❤️⚾
February 7, 2026 at 3:19 PM
baseball-reference is truly one of mankind's greatest creations. up there with the polio vaccine
What was life like before the polio vaccine?
This memoir looks back at a third-grade classroom, an empty desk, and the moment science finally changed a generation’s fear.
This memoir looks back at a third-grade classroom, an empty desk, and the moment science finally changed a generation’s fear.
The Summer Before Polio Ended - Hoosiers Vaccinate
A childhood memory of growing up before the polio vaccine, and one girl’s illness revealed what life was like before protection existed.
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February 7, 2026 at 2:35 PM
What was life like before the polio vaccine?
This memoir looks back at a third-grade classroom, an empty desk, and the moment science finally changed a generation’s fear.
This memoir looks back at a third-grade classroom, an empty desk, and the moment science finally changed a generation’s fear.
Our parents were Einstein and Hawking combined. My older sister had polio before the vaccine. She recovered. When the vaccine came out, we stood in line with hundreds of parents and children waiting for the shot. I guess they were all geniuses. None of us got polio.
February 7, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Our parents were Einstein and Hawking combined. My older sister had polio before the vaccine. She recovered. When the vaccine came out, we stood in line with hundreds of parents and children waiting for the shot. I guess they were all geniuses. None of us got polio.
Oooh polio vaccine CAMEO commercial from Eli Lilly. I’m, um, rooting for the pharmaceutical companies I guess?
February 7, 2026 at 4:15 AM
Oooh polio vaccine CAMEO commercial from Eli Lilly. I’m, um, rooting for the pharmaceutical companies I guess?
I am not a big fan of calling every injectable treatment a "vaccine" - if someone has a bad reaction to a non-vaccine injectable, that misunderstanding puts them in the fast lane to antivaxxer land. Also, not all vaccines are injectable, e.g. the oral polio vaccine, nasal vaccines, etc.
February 7, 2026 at 3:44 AM
I am not a big fan of calling every injectable treatment a "vaccine" - if someone has a bad reaction to a non-vaccine injectable, that misunderstanding puts them in the fast lane to antivaxxer land. Also, not all vaccines are injectable, e.g. the oral polio vaccine, nasal vaccines, etc.
On vaccine policy specifically, 57% disapprove of the changes. and 43% approve. Most adults remain confident in specific vaccines: 82% confident in safety of polio vaccines and 81% in measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccines, including 1/2 half “very confident” in both vaccines.
February 7, 2026 at 12:06 AM
On vaccine policy specifically, 57% disapprove of the changes. and 43% approve. Most adults remain confident in specific vaccines: 82% confident in safety of polio vaccines and 81% in measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccines, including 1/2 half “very confident” in both vaccines.
Links 2/6/26
Links for you. Science: Rejecting Decades of Science, Vaccine Panel Chair Says Polio and Other Shots Should Be Optional Spotlight on the Shingles Vaccine—Again! New CDC deputy Ralph Abraham downplays possible loss of US measles-free status Genetic Data From Over 20,000 U.S. Children…
Links for you. Science: Rejecting Decades of Science, Vaccine Panel Chair Says Polio and Other Shots Should Be Optional Spotlight on the Shingles Vaccine—Again! New CDC deputy Ralph Abraham downplays possible loss of US measles-free status Genetic Data From Over 20,000 U.S. Children…
Links 2/6/26
Links for you. Science: Rejecting Decades of Science, Vaccine Panel Chair Says Polio and Other Shots Should Be Optional Spotlight on the Shingles Vaccine—Again! New CDC deputy Ralph Abraham downplays possible loss of US measles-free status Genetic Data From Over 20,000 U.S. Children Misused for ‘Race Science’ Freeze of public health funds for states, then reversal, sows confusion Let The Record Show That Ötzi Fucked…
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February 6, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Links 2/6/26
Links for you. Science: Rejecting Decades of Science, Vaccine Panel Chair Says Polio and Other Shots Should Be Optional Spotlight on the Shingles Vaccine—Again! New CDC deputy Ralph Abraham downplays possible loss of US measles-free status Genetic Data From Over 20,000 U.S. Children…
Links for you. Science: Rejecting Decades of Science, Vaccine Panel Chair Says Polio and Other Shots Should Be Optional Spotlight on the Shingles Vaccine—Again! New CDC deputy Ralph Abraham downplays possible loss of US measles-free status Genetic Data From Over 20,000 U.S. Children…
Me too, but my father who survived polio made sure when there was a vaccine available all his daughters were 1st in line!
When I was a kid, this is how we built immunity. 😎
February 6, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Me too, but my father who survived polio made sure when there was a vaccine available all his daughters were 1st in line!
I got a new MMR mid March last year after they started hacking away at our vaccine recommendations. I also updated Tdap and will be getting a Polio refresher (that one more because of upcoming travel).
February 6, 2026 at 4:56 PM
I got a new MMR mid March last year after they started hacking away at our vaccine recommendations. I also updated Tdap and will be getting a Polio refresher (that one more because of upcoming travel).
The head of the CDC’s vaccine advisory panel thinks vaccines for polio and measles should be optional. A fact-check of the Trump administration’s latest moves against mass vaccination. With guests @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social and polio survivor Bob Oakes.
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February 6, 2026 at 4:27 PM
The head of the CDC’s vaccine advisory panel thinks vaccines for polio and measles should be optional. A fact-check of the Trump administration’s latest moves against mass vaccination. With guests @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social and polio survivor Bob Oakes.
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I was last generation to suffer measles before vaccine & I remember being very ill-since then I have qualified in immunology & medicine & been vaccinated against TB, Hep B, yellow fever, polio, tetanus, flu, Covid-anybody who is antivax wants you to die from preventable illness-they’re eugenicists
February 6, 2026 at 4:03 PM
I was last generation to suffer measles before vaccine & I remember being very ill-since then I have qualified in immunology & medicine & been vaccinated against TB, Hep B, yellow fever, polio, tetanus, flu, Covid-anybody who is antivax wants you to die from preventable illness-they’re eugenicists
Polio viruses still exist in the world. There's no treatment or cure for polio. There's only a vaccine.
Afghanistan, Chad, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo all reported cases of polio this week
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Afghanistan, Chad, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo all reported cases of polio this week
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GPEI-Polio this week
Stay updated with GPEI’s latest weekly reports, data, and progress on global efforts to eradicate polio worldwide. Polio this week
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February 6, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Polio viruses still exist in the world. There's no treatment or cure for polio. There's only a vaccine.
Afghanistan, Chad, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo all reported cases of polio this week
polioeradication.org/about-polio/...
Afghanistan, Chad, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo all reported cases of polio this week
polioeradication.org/about-polio/...
Polio brought fear and disability to families not all that long ago. Why on earth would anyone ponder opening that door back up, least of all, the head of the vaccine advisory committee? We're not helpless here. We can do something to keep it away. #polio #poliovaccine #rfk #rfkjr #ACIP #parenting
February 6, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Polio brought fear and disability to families not all that long ago. Why on earth would anyone ponder opening that door back up, least of all, the head of the vaccine advisory committee? We're not helpless here. We can do something to keep it away. #polio #poliovaccine #rfk #rfkjr #ACIP #parenting
The vaccine thing is forever baffling. I still don't have the polio or measles or hepatitis I've been vaccinated for why would I not? It took 1 Google search to see the science they were using. My red state had people asking oh are you going to get it? Yes, the one Dolly Parton got & donated to.
February 6, 2026 at 7:23 AM
The vaccine thing is forever baffling. I still don't have the polio or measles or hepatitis I've been vaccinated for why would I not? It took 1 Google search to see the science they were using. My red state had people asking oh are you going to get it? Yes, the one Dolly Parton got & donated to.
Lilly direct customer care as in Eli Lilly?
Youngin’s will never fully know how fucked this era of #avarice&cowardice is just like I’ll never fully know what Jim Crow or the Great Depression or the time before polio vaccine was like.
Obvi direct injury to humans is worse then busting norms but 💩
Youngin’s will never fully know how fucked this era of #avarice&cowardice is just like I’ll never fully know what Jim Crow or the Great Depression or the time before polio vaccine was like.
Obvi direct injury to humans is worse then busting norms but 💩
February 6, 2026 at 1:49 AM
Lilly direct customer care as in Eli Lilly?
Youngin’s will never fully know how fucked this era of #avarice&cowardice is just like I’ll never fully know what Jim Crow or the Great Depression or the time before polio vaccine was like.
Obvi direct injury to humans is worse then busting norms but 💩
Youngin’s will never fully know how fucked this era of #avarice&cowardice is just like I’ll never fully know what Jim Crow or the Great Depression or the time before polio vaccine was like.
Obvi direct injury to humans is worse then busting norms but 💩