Obviously the most important being that we, as a community, can and should prevent the worst possible outcomes for each other, even if it that outcome probably won't happen to us. That's what a community is. And also: vaccines are cool.

April 11, 2026 - 11:40 UTC

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Postscript: Lots of people commenting about mild cases of polio, but are still gesturing at mild or temporary paralysis. When I say mild case, I mean absolutely NO paralysis or weakness!
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Are the percentage rates comparable to COVID and those who experience Long COVID?
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All three of my partners were born in the mid-1940s. The 1952 epidemic happened when they were old enough to not only remember it, but also know people affected by it.

That left lasting impressions which they and other relatives told us about — and I’m glad they did.
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I'm told that an ancestor (ggma I think) volunteered extensively to help victims of the 1918 "Spanish" Flu, despite the risk. Ended up never coming down with it herself. Kind of the exact opposite of the "you can't make me wear a mask!" crowd. (a.k.a. the "I don't care about anyone but me!" crowd).
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As an ‘ahem’ older Australian, I have known people who contracted polio and ended up anywhere from wheelchair bound to having a slight limp from a ‘withered leg’. I remember newspaper stories of children in iron lungs. pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/remembering-australia-s-polio-scourge
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