El Paso woman who helped convince Elvis to take Polio vaccine discusses parallels with Covid-19 shot
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Elvis Presley getting a Polio vaccine shot.
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- Finding a Covid-19 vaccine was the first challenge. As vaccine misinformation and fear spreads worldwide, getting the public to agree to take it will be the next. It's a battle that U.S. health departments have faced before, and one that one El Paso woman knows all too well.
It was the 1950's and polio was killing thousands of children in the United States. More were left paralyzed. Ruth Taber was working with New York City's Health Department at the time.