Vale David Salamone (Video)
David contracted polio from the live polio vaccine when he was a baby. It was later discovered he had a serious underlying immune disorder, which meant he was susceptible to many infections, including polio.
Sticking to Zero: Polio Surveillance (Video)
"Polio surveillance is essential to win the fight against polio."
Coffee with Polio Experts: Honorine Mollard Billard, WHO (Video)
Honorine Mollard Billard, Polio Eradication Officer at WHO, speaks to the GPEI about critical country support to vaccination campaigns in Lao PDR, why it is important for polio-free countries to maintain high immunity, and the additional health interventions offered to communities during a polio campaign.
Nemesis by Philip Roth
Philip Roth was a master at capturing the horror of these terrible epidemics. If you are aware of anyone who has a problem with vaccinating their children, suggest they read this book.
Coffee with Polio Experts: Prof David Heymann, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (Video)
David Heymann, long-time public health expert, discusses what lessons smallpox eradication teaches us in eradicating a disease, and why it is critical to complete the job of polio eradication.
This Athlete Conquered Poverty, Racism, and Polio in Order to Became an Olympian
Six-year-old Wilma Rudolph was different from the other kids. They could walk, run, and jump, but she was hampered by a paralyzed, twisted left leg.