We hope you had a chance to hear Janice and Cornelia on "Idaho Matters" on Public Radio on Wednesday. They joined Dr. Pate to talk about vaccines in general and Polio in particular. You should know these dates:
1954 - Jonas Salk prefects the Polio vaccine
1979 - Rotary International joins with the Philippines Ministry of Health to administer oral vaccines to 6 million children
1985 - R.I. launches Polio Plus to coordinate private sector support
1988 - R.I. joins with WHO, UNICEF, CDC and Gates Foundation to start the Global Polio Eradication Initiative
Join the party for World Polio Day in Tuesday!