My mom had polio. Her life was hard.
My mom always vaccinated me. She always said, I'm like this because my mother thought the vaccine would give me polio. So yes, I'm pro-vaccine.
Every Shabbat, I Light Candles for a Girl Who Died of Polio
Whenever I light them on Shabbat, I think about Edith. I think about what it meant to live in a world without the vaccines we now take for granted.
I See COVID Through Memories of the Summer of 1953
The pandemic took me back to when polio stalked every neighborhood in America.
Ep. 81: Vaccines Are Required for School
We sit down with renowned vaccine expert Dr. Paul Offit to explore the critical role of school vaccine requirements in protecting public health. Dr. Offit…
The Emotional Toll of Polio
Six months after I beat my polio infection, I re-learned how to walk. But my life wasn't the same.
Ep. 79: Polio in Gaza
For the first time in 25 years, a child in Gaza has come down with a case of paralytic polio. This situation was serious enough…
My Experience in the Polio Ward
It took 4-year-old me years to recover from polio. Get your kids vaccinated instead.
A Polio Epidemiologist on the Anti-Vaccine Movement
If the people who oppose all vaccines got what they wanted, it would be disastrous where I work.
Ep. 74: Game Night
Put your Google down, and join our Vax Ambassadors for some fun! Each month, our Vax Ambassadors meet to learn something new about vaccines. This…
I Was One of the Last Americans to Get Polio
When I was young, I was the only kid in the whole school with a disability from polio. Years later I began to feel the long-term effects.
