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Elementary students initially received polio vaccines at school. PhotoQuest/Archive Photos via Getty Images

January 14, 2021

The great polio vaccine mess and the lessons it holds about federal coordination for today’s COVID-19 vaccination effort

Bert Spector, Northeastern University

Massive vaccine distribution efforts take a lot of coordination. The rollout of the Salk polio vaccine in the US in 1955 holds lessons for those delivering COVID-19 shots today.

An emergency polio ward in Boston in 1955 equipped with iron lungs. These pressurized respirators acted as breathing muscles for polio victims, often children, who were paralyzed. www.apimages.com

March 25, 2020

The deadly polio epidemic and why it matters for coronavirus

Carl Kurlander, University of Pittsburgh

Polio was nearly eradicated with the Salk vaccine in 1955. At the time, little was known about this mysterious disease that paralyzed and sometimes killed young children.

The oral polio vaccine is most commonly used in the developing world, despite one big problem. CDC/Alan Janssen, MSPH

September 13, 2019

A newly designed vaccine may help stamp out remaining polio cases worldwide

Patricia L. Foster, Indiana University

A challenge in eradicating polio comes from a version of the vaccine itself, which relies on live but attenuated virus. Rationally designing a new vaccine could help get rid of polio once and for all.

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Bert Spector
Associate Professor of International Business and Strategy at the D'Amore-McKim School of Business, Northeastern University
Patricia L. Foster
Professor Emerita of Biology, Indiana University
Carl Kurlander
Senior Lecturer, University of Pittsburgh

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